موقف الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية من بعض الأحداث التي جرت في فرنسا 1789-1796

Abstract EN

Clear from the events, the situation was the official and popular of the United States was a position supportive and in favor of the French Revolution, and this is quite normal, especially if there are similarities and the convergence of many between revolutions of America in 1774 and the French Revolution in 1789 that they the republican system and placed a basis for a democratic political system based on and representation, and put each of them a constitution that preserves the citizen freedom and dignity, but the policy of violence and cruelty followed by the Jacobins, and to try the rebels to export their revolution to Europe prompted the rulers of Europe to the Alliance for the Elimination of, especially after the death of King Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette.

To make matters complicated France declared war on Great Britain, all of these factors made the position of President Washington, the U.S.

follows a balanced policy based on neutrality in the Franco-British war to be able to meet the challenges faced at home and abroad, including: First, the internal political situation, which was divided about the war, there was a party Federal headed by Alexander Hamilton in favor of Britain, the opposition party (Republicans) led by Thomas Jefferson, as George Washington was convinced that taking any position in favor of any of the parties meant to deepen the internal divisions .

Second: The U.S.

president was keen not to raise Britain because it would strain relations between the two and makes the prospect of war between them and the improbable, which leadto a real disaster at all levels at a time when the United States was in dire need to build a strong state.

Third: U.S.

engagement with France in 1778 and the Treaty, which obliges each party to stand by the other party in the case of external aggression.

There are other reasons, including the economic side, which suffered a recession and its consequences serious after the Treaty of Paris 1783, as well as the military side, they did not have the United States since 1789, enough troops to face the Indians in the United States also said President Washington, how it engages in foreign wars require military forces trained and equipped with weapons.

The reasons mentioned made President Washington announced the formal position of the United States from the French war the British 1793, a strict neutrality, and on 22 April of the same year, and this of course angered the French government by the silence of the United States ingratitude, has triggered this feeling envoy pounds in the United States to the extent It did not respect the decision of the Washington and went his works hostilities against Britain in the land and water of America, was of that policy have negative consequences on the U.S.

position of France, including: left supporters of France from the opposition party and its leader, Thomas Jefferson, in an awkward position, which he called at the end of the day to offer his resignation from the post of secretary Foreign Affairs, and also the feet of President Washington to send John Jay (Minister of Justice) to London for an end to all causes of tension between the two countries and indeed the treaty was signed between the two parties in 1794, which raised the other is France.

In conclusion, it became clear that U.S.

politicians, despite the differences in views and party affiliations between them they managed brilliantly to meet the goals of a common foreign and thus proved that they are seeking to put the best interests of the country on their personal interests, and events proved that the policy of neutrality declared to President Washington is the policy of a successful and realistic, and it set aside U.S.

problems are indispensable, and it painted a bright picture of the politicians who came after him to walk in his footsteps for many decades and this undoubtedly helped them to shape their country strong in the long run.