1793-1802: The index records the “Guarantee of French West Indies” as a central pillar of early U.S.-French diplomacy.

1793-1802: The index records the “Guarantee of French West Indies” as a central pillar of early U.S.-French diplomacy. The U.S. initially pledged to protect French possessions (including Saint-Domingue), but the abrogation of this guarantee in 1800 marked a turning point, allowing the United States to pursue its own independent—and often contradictory—commercial interests with the rising Haitian revolutionaries.