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Neutrality Proclamation

President Washington issued the Proclamation of Neutrality declaring the United States neutral in the war between France and Great Britain and warning Americans against acts that would involve the nation in hostilities.

Neutrality Proclamation

The proclamation set an early precedent for U.S. nonbelligerence, asserted executive authority in foreign policy, and deepened partisan divisions over relations with revolutionary France.

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