Citizen Genêt affair

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The Citizen Genêt affair was a diplomatic crisis in 1793 in which French envoy Edmond-Charles Genêt tried to recruit American support for France’s war against Britain, challenging U.S. neutrality and straining relations between the two countries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Citizen Genêt affair canonical 1
Genêt affair 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic crisis ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
chronologyWithin First Party System in the United States ⓘ
linked to: First Party System
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
describedBySource correspondence of George Washington ⓘ
correspondence of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
diplomaticIssue arming of privateers in U.S. territory ⓘ
commissioning of American citizens for French military service ⓘ
use of American ports by French privateers ⓘ
diplomaticMissionOf French First Republic ⓘ
followedBy Genêt’s asylum in the United States ⓘ
recall of Edmond-Charles Genêt ⓘ
governmentRespondent United States federal government ⓘ
hasCause French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) ⓘ
hasEffect domestic political polarization in the United States ⓘ
request for Genêt’s recall ⓘ
strain in Franco-American relations ⓘ
strengthening of U.S. neutrality policy ⓘ
involves Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
Edmond-Charles Genêt ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
location Philadelphia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
mainSubject Franco-American relations ⓘ
U.S. neutrality ⓘ
foreign policy of the United States ⓘ
namedAfter Edmond-Charles Genêt ⓘ
opposedBy Federalist Party ⓘ
linked to: Federalists

George Washington administration ⓘ
partOf history of Franco-American relations ⓘ
history of United States foreign relations ⓘ
pointInTime early 1790s ⓘ
relatedTo Democratic-Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
Federalist Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Federalists

French Revolution ⓘ
Jay Treaty ⓘ
Proclamation of Neutrality (1793) ⓘ
significantEventFor presidency of George Washington ⓘ
startTime 1793 ⓘ
supportedBy Democratic-Republican societies ⓘ
topic privateering ⓘ
recruitment of American volunteers for French military campaigns ⓘ
violation of U.S. neutrality laws ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 → relatedEvent → Citizen Genêt affair ⓘ
Neutrality Act of 1794 → triggeringEvents → Genêt affair ⓘ
linked to: Citizen Genêt affair