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How did George Washington and Thomas Jefferson react to the violence and chaos in France in the late 1700s?

Both saw it as a necessary response to the privileges of royalty and aristocrats.
Both believed that France should settle its internal problems without outside intervention.
Washington felt that Great Britain should try to stop it, but Jefferson felt that it would end on its own.
Jefferson felt that Great Britain should try to stop it, but Washington felt that it would end on its own.

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A) Both saw it as a necessary response to the privileges of royalty and aristocrats

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The answer is “both saw it as a necessary response to the privileges of royalty and aristocrats”

Though both agreed that Revolution was necessary in France against royalty and aristocrats, what Washington an Jefferson disagreed on was American intervention to aid the French Revolution. Jefferson felt the United States owed France aid in war since after the French had aided in the American Revolution they signed a treaty promising to provide aid if France then after went to war. Washington on the other hand felt that their obligation to the treaty had been terminated since the king whom they signed the treaty with was now dead, and he did not otherwise think it would be a good idea to engage Americans in the French Revolution because he worried that it would not only be too expensive for the newly formed nation but would also cost too many American lives
(Sorry for the unsolicited history lesson, oh well, maybe it’ll help you with later questions)
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