Navigating Neutrality (Paperback)

Paperback. Navigating Neutrality explores the unexpected role George Washingtons 1793 Neutrality Proclamation played in energizing the U.S. governments constitutional responsibilities to support and promote Americas commercial and sovereign interests. Designed to avoid warfare as Great Britain and France battled in the Atlantic during the French Revolutionary Wars, neutrality encompassed a wide range of issues, including diplomacy, law, defense, commerce, and domestic politics.Proclaiming neutrality proved easier than enforcing it. American citizens eagerly accepted lucrative French privateering commissions, and Britain retaliated by attacking American ships, cargos, and sailors. In response, Washington and his cabinet formulated policies to enforce neutrality across all three branches of the government and around the globe. Maritime citizens, stranded in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, especially came to appreciate the governments rescue efforts. As Sandra Moats shows, enforcing neutrality galvanized all three branches of the nascent U.S. government, serving as a manifesto of the young nations quest to be respected in its independence and helping to build a U.S. government capable of supporting its global aspirations. Explores the unexpected role George Washingtons 1793 Neutrality Proclamation played in energizing the US governments constitutional responsibilities to support and promote Americas commercial and sovereign interests. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…