French Revolution Flashcards
Who was Edmond Genêt?
A French man sent to America to recruit the Americans to attack British shipping
What did Washington prohibit during the French Revolution?
Washington prohibited Americans from fighting in the war and barred both French and British warships from American ports
What was John Jay’s Treaty?
How did people feel about it?
— The British agreed to withdraw from American soil
— Pay damages from ships they had seized
— Allowed some British ships to trade with the British in the Caribbean
— Many people were angered by this treaty because it did not mention impressment (the reason for the treaty)
What was Pickney’s Treaty?
Made peace with the Spanish
- Gave Americans full access to the Mississippi River and promised that Spanish forts would be dismantled from American territory
How did the debate go with helping the French in the French Revolution?
a. Jefferson wanted to help
— The French helped them in the Revolutionary War.
b. Adams did not want to help
— The kind of terror in the revolution could spread to the U.S.
— Americans were terrified
— It was a bloody massacre (the king, queen, and many other French leaders were beheaded)
c. Washington wanted to remain neutral
