The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by President George Washington in May 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.

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france, great britain

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from revolution to reconstruction: proclamation of neutrality 1793, president george washington, u.s. neutrality

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