Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
Summary: Washington declared that the United States would remain neutral in the conflicts between Revolutionary France and the majority of Europe. He also explained that any citizen who was caught abroad attempting aid either side would not receive protection from the US government. To the French this was seen as a betrayal, since France had aided America only a decade-and-a-half earlier in their own struggle for democracy. However, Washington likely wished to focus on fixing the nation's internal debts and issues, instead of plunging the people into another war with the Europeans.
(I connected this to the US's policy of neutrality at the beginning of WWI, although this instance would fail, both sought to keep the US out of wars that were overseas, and in the opinion of many, unnecessary to ensure our security).
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