Neutrality Act
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Neutrality Act may refer to:
- Proclamation of NeutralityProclamation of NeutralityThe Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by United States President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at...
by President George Washington in 1793 - Neutrality Act of 1794Neutrality Act of 1794The Neutrality Act of 1794 made it illegal for an American to wage war against any country at peace with the United States.The Act declared in part:...
, outlaws military operations against nations with which the U.S. is at peace; still in force in amended form - Neutrality Acts of 1930s, a series of acts intended to prevent the U.S. from being drawn into a war