Presidents Failure To Maintain Neutrality

• When Adams became president, the dispute with France carried over. The French looked at Jay’s Treaty as an American attempt to help the British in the war with France. To punish the U.S., the French took American ships that carried cargo to Brittan. During the fall of 1797, Adams sent a delegation to France with the hopes to end the dispute. The French foreign master wouldn’t meet with the Americans and instead demanded a bribe and loan from the Americans.

12) Jays Treaty was named after a man named John Jay. The British were seizing US ships and Washington sent Jay over to make the British stop. However, Jay returned with a “not so perfect” treaty. The treaty accepted Britain’s right to stop neutral ships, required the US to make “full and complete compensation” to the prerevolutionary war debts, allowed Americans to submit claims for illegal seizers, and required the British to remove their troops and Indian agents from the Northwest Territory. The stopping of the neutral war ships were the most unsatisfactory because it meant that they now had a trading alliance with Britain.

During the war between France and Britain in 1793, the U.S. decided to remain neutral. However, the Jay’s Treaty is what infuriates the French government. After the U.S. and Britain signed the treaty and recognized Britain as the most favored nation trading status, the French became annoyed and seized U.S. merchant ships. They also refused to receive Charles Cotesworth Pinckney from George Washington as a minister to France. After John Adams became president in 1797, he sends John Marshall and Elbridge Gerry along with Charles to restore peace from France.

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As the situation in Europe developed into a stalemate between the Allies and the Central powers, actions taken against civilians, namely US citizens, angered the United States. Despite the mounting incentive for war, many Americans were hesitant about joining a war on the other side of the world. However, all of this changed on April 6, 1917, when Congress passed President Wilson’s resolution for war. With public opinion unsure about their participation, the government had to build public support and refocus the entire economy on the war effort. In the interest of preparing for and supporting the war, Congress gave President Wilson control over the economy, allowing him to regulate and nationalize any war-related industries.

Soon after this the 1st Neutrality Act act was passed by the government which didn’t allow Americans to lend any money to the warring nations. Following this act, the the 2nd Neutrality act was passed which clearly stated that any ship from America wasn’t allowed to carry supplies or any people to the nations involved in war. We can see that during the time 2nd neutrality act the us was not really sticking with their plan of staying completely

Towards the end of the 17th century US relations with foreign nations such as France and GBR depleted to the cries of war. Luckily Mr. Adams considered the US’s condition financially and never asked congress to declare war, especially with France. Though during the election of 1800, Adams became no match for the Republican Party as the Federalists, represented by John Adams during the election, stabbed Adams in the back as Alexander Hamilton, a prominent High-Federalist always creating problems for Adams, cried to many southern voters of the Presidents inability to hold office. In fact, Hamilton composed a pamphlet “Letter Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams.”

However, the U.S was not as neutral as the country claimed to be. Many leaders in White House leaned towards the Allies, this included Wilson. One of the most significant examples of this is the U.S trade with the Allied countries. When the war broke out, U.S trade with Britain and France skyrocketed. The U.S traded with Allies a considerable amount than it did with Germany.

During the Revolutionary War, America was in turmoil, for debts needed to be paid and individuals did not have homes. After accepting office, Washington vowed to stay neutral, so that the nation would not become involved in hostility. In other words, he wished to create peace throughout the states, and therefore issued a state of neutrality throughout America. Neutrality would hinder the formation of disagreements with other nations and/or disputes between citizens. Expanding upon that, Washington warned his fellow citizens of forming permanent alliances, as that would only bring trouble to the country that thrived on peace and tranquility.

PResident Wilson had made a Declaration of Neutrality, this declaration was a major moral issue to the people of the government as it was for the common people of the United States. And as shown in document seven, the attack on pearl harbor had changed the idea of staying neutral, the government thought that if they stayed out of the war no harm would come to them. This document show that such a thing did not happen. But the social aspect of the neutrality was a turning point in the minds of the people.

America wanted neutrality to keep its citizens safe against unlawful violence but soon realized that neutrality was unrealistic after German submarines attacked other nation’s ships and did not allow neutrals to carry munitions across the seas. It was certain that American citizens’ rights would not be ignored or

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson made the decision to recognize the state of war that existed between the United States and Germany. Five months before this, he had just been re-elected with much of his support stemming from his fight for neutrality. President Wilson’s decision to go to war shocked much of the nation and many Americans strongly disagreed with it. After years of watching President Wilson fight to keep America out of war, even with the numerous attacks against the country resulting in the loss of many Americans, Americans felt betrayed by his decision to fight. Although war seemed necessary at this point, many Americans were blindsided by President Wilson’s quick change in his beliefs on war.

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George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe were the first five presidents of the United States and the people who led America to success during a time of great conflict. These presidents helped shape America into what it is today. Without their problems during their presidencies and then solving them, no one knows where America would be. For example, why did President Madison go to war, in 1812, unlike all of the previous and future presidents. Washington wanted to stay neutral during his presidency, so he completely avoided war with foreign countries.

These events led to the shift in opinion of The United States. At the beginning of World War I, The United States declared their position as neutral. In Woodrow Wilson’s Address to Congress, he said, “The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as name, during these days that are to try men’s souls” (“Declaration”).