Foreign Policy Essay
American History
Kyle Scott
2-16-16

In 1793, George Washington issued his proclamation of neutrality saying that the United
States should pursue a conduct friendly and impartial toward the belligerent Powers. He did not feel that the United States should put themselves in the affairs of Europe. The United
States should try to remain neutral at all times. The United States did not always follow these ideas though and began to get involved in Europe's problems. By 1794, relations with England had began to worsen. Washington sent John Jay to London to try to solve some of the problem issues with England. Since the revolution tension had been building up over many issues including British occupation of western ports and the failure of England to honor clauses of the peace treaty of 1783 such as the interference with American neutral shipping and impressments of American seamen. The treaty John Jay came home with resolved almost none of the problems. England agreed to vacate the western posts, but not before the first day of June 1796. This was a year away, and England also demanded access to the fur trade on American Soil of the Great Lakes. The British would not offer guarantees against the future impressment of American seamen. Perhaps most importantly, England refused to compromise on the issue of neutral rights, declaring that it would decide what America's rights would be. The United States was outraged by the treaty that Jay brought back. Relations with England still remained tense.

England was not the only European country that the United States was having problems with,there were also many unsolved problems with France. As soon as Adams took office problems began to arise with France. He sent a three person committee to try to make an accord that would ease diplomatic relations between the two countries. This did