Question

Which statement about American views of the French Revolution is FALSE? * A) At first most Americans welcomed the French Revolution as a peaceful blow against tyranny. B) After the Reign of Terror began, Jeffersonians believed that some bloodshed was a small price to pay for liberty. C) After Britain and revolutionary France went to war, Washington proclaimed America´s official neutrality despite the Franco-American alliance of 1778. D) Pro-French Jeffersonians and Federalists both accepted the need for Washington´s neutrality policy, which calmed partisan tensions for a time.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) Pro-French Jeffersonians and Federalists both accepted the need for Washington´s neutrality policy, which calmed partisan tensions for a time.

The statement about American views of the French Revolution that is FALSE is "Pro-French Jeffersonians and Federalists both accepted the need for Washington´s neutrality policy, which calmed partisan tensions for a time."

It is correct to say that at the beginning of the French Revolution, Antifederalists led by Thomas Jefferson supported the revolution. They considered that the French people had the right to fight for justice, equity, public participation, and prosperity. However, on the other hand, Federalists led by Alexander Hamilton opposed the revolutionary movement.

The federal government was not in a position to have an official position, that is why President George Washington decided to maintain a foreign policy of neutrality. He did not want the US to be involved in another conflict after the consequences of the Revolutionary War of Independence.