Editing French Revolution (section)

=== North America ===
Initially, most people in the [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Province of Quebec]] were favourable toward the revolutionaries' aims. The Revolution took place against the background of an ongoing campaign for constitutional reform in the colony by [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] emigrants from the United States.{{Sfn|Greenwood|1993|pp=57–58}} Public opinion began to shift against the Revolution after the Flight to Varennes and further soured after the September Massacres and the subsequent execution of Louis XVI.{{Sfn|Greenwood|1993|pp=65}} French migration to [[the Canadas]] experienced a substantial decline during and after the Revolution. Only a limited number of artisans, professionals, and religious emigres were allowed to settle in the region during this period.<ref name="canimmg2">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=French Immigration in Canada |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |publisher=Historica Canada |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/french-immigration-in-canada |access-date=3 January 2020 |date=26 February 2018 |last1=Dupuis |first1=Serge |archive-date=14 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814100847/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/french-immigration-in-canada |url-status=live }}</ref> Most emigres settled in [[Montreal]] or [[Quebec City]].<ref name="canimmg2"/> The influx of religious emigres also revitalised the local Catholic Church, with exiled priests establishing a number of parishes across the Canadas.<ref name="canimmg2"/>

In the United States, the French Revolution deeply polarised American politics, and this polarisation led to the creation of the [[First Party System]]. In 1793, as war broke out in Europe, the [[Democratic-Republican Party]] led by former [[United States Ambassador to France|American minister to France]] [[Thomas Jefferson]] favored revolutionary France and pointed to the 1778 treaty that was still in effect. [[George Washington]] and his unanimous cabinet, including Jefferson, decided that the treaty did not bind the United States to enter the war. Washington [[Proclamation of Neutrality|proclaimed neutrality]] instead.<ref>Susan Dunn, ''Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light'' (2000)</ref>