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Why Did the Arrival in America of Edmond Charles Genêt

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Why did the arrival in America of Edmond Charles Genêt turn out to be stressful for relations between France and the United States?


A) Genêt's efforts to raise support for France in its war with England embarrassed Washington, who was trying to remain neutral.
B) France demanded Genêt's extradition and President George Washington refused to allow it.
C) Privateers commissioned by Genêt had inflicted heavy damage on the commercial fleet of the United States.
D) Washington and Genêt got into a dispute over the failure of the United States to repay its financial debt to France.

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