Question

How did American politicians respond to the French Revolution?

Answer 1

Americans were at first excited in help of the upset. Notwithstanding, after some time divisions of sentiment ended up clear among federalists and enemies of federalists.

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Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

American politicians responded to the French Revolution in the following way. At first, American politicians supported the French Revolution because they believed that democratic ideals and freedom were going to strengthen the relationships between France and the United States. But as time went by, the situation changed to a clear division between federalists like Alexander Hamilton that did not support the revolutionary movement in France because they did not want something similar to happen in the States, that could risk the stability of the central givernment, and the support expressed by antifederalists like Thomas Jefferson that favored ideas of freedom against strong central governments.