1. America and the Progression of Isolationism
... . President Washington understood this and also realized that engaging in this war did not make sense geographically due to the fact that the United States was still occupied in parts by the Spanish and British. As Kaufman notes, "if the United States became embroiled in the French Revolution, the young nation would become perilously vulnerable to France's British and Spanish enemies sitting athwart its vital flanks " (Kaufman ... were intent on making sure that no hostile country gained complete control of the continent of Europe out of fear that this would threaten the very existence o...
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