In foreign affairs, Americans became deeply divided in the 1790s over:

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The French Revolution was a major point of contention among Americans in the 1790s. Many Americans supported the revolution and its ideals of liberty and democracy, while others feared the violence and chaos it unleashed and worried about the consequences of aligning too closely with revolutionary France. This division played out in debates over U.S. relations with France, including the terms of the 1798 Treaty of Alliance and the so-called "Quasi-War" with France that followed.

In Foreign Affairs, Americans Became Deeply Divided in the 1790s