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Feared the U.S. would be pulled into the war for having ties to each country. Declared that the United States would stay neutral in the war that was going on between France and Great Britain. Warned U.S. citizens not to give aid to either side.
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It was made to settle disputes between the United States and Great Britain that remained after the American Revolution. British military posts were still in the American northwestern territory British interference with American trade and shipping.