Based on evidence from your text why did Washington rejected by server Jefferson and Hamilton and adopt a policy of neutrality?

A. The nation could not afford another war so soon after the revolution.
B. Washington was timid about taking military action.
C. Washington feared that war would divide the nation.
D. Washington was upset over the murder of the French king.

I picked C. Am i correct?

Respuesta :

C is correct! Washington issued the Proclamation of Neutrality in 1793. He believed that if they got involved in the European war, on either side, it could mean destruction to the United States through division or bringing the war to American shores. I’m doing the same thing in APUSH