In 1778, an alliance between America and France was created. The Franco - American alliance of 1778 bound the United States to help the French defend their West Indies against future foes. The alliance was finally tested when the booming British fleets were certain to attack these strategic islands. It was up to President Washington to decide upon what movement to make. Although there was a clamor from the crowds of their opinions, President Washington stayed levelheaded …showed first 75 words of 391 total…

…showed last 75 words of 391 total…only 15 months, it kept America out of conflict with Britain and France, faintly denting the initiative of war. The Embargo Act and Washington's neutrality proclamation both aided in the dodging of going into war with Britain and France. Without these two leaders, we would of surely gone into war, unhappily altering all the history books. (This is pretty short, so i may suggest adding a little more to the length of the information and text)