The purpose of Washington's neutrality proclamation, announced on April 22, 1793, was to declare the United States' neutrality in the ongoing war between France and Britain. This proclamation was issued in response to the French Revolution and the subsequent conflict involving revolutionary France and other European powers, mainly Great Britain. Washington, as the President of the newly formed United States, sought to avoid getting entangled in European conflicts and maintain a policy of non-intervention. The proclamation aimed to establish a neutral stance and prevent the United States from being drawn into a war that could potentially undermine its young and fragile democracy.
