because both sides of the war helped america very much and loosing either would result in loss of trade and other things
He decided to stay neutral and not help the French because America was still a new country, who didn't have enough money, and could barley stand on its own two feet, let alone go into another war.
America had just finished its fight for freedom and did not have the resources to go to war in Europe.
The war was far away and America thought it best to sort out its own problems first. It was a new state after all.
The United States of America and French revolution
The American Revolution was from 1775-1783 while the French Revolution was from 1789-1794.
The American Revolution.
According to Historians, since the onset of the French Revolution the U.S. Republican Party wanted to remain neutral from the conflict and keep their alliance with the French.
The U.S. government was against going into the French Revolution because they had just gotten out of a war, and the government also wanted to remain neutral.
The difference was that the American Revolution was conservative while the French Revolution wanted to completely change everyday society.
The French revolution did much to prove to the Americans that freedom and rule by Republic was the only true model of a successful government. Before the French revolution many in the new United States of America where in favor of a "royal" type of government.
The Proclamation of Neutrality
America won the Revolution mainly because of the help of the French. The aid of the superior French military in combination with the militias of Americas knowledge of the land and fighting tactics were the main reasons for America's victory.