You're greatly over simplifying early American politics. Neither the French nor English were a consistent "common enemy". Rather there was extensive debate as t

You're greatly over simplifying early American politics. Neither the French nor English were a consistent "common enemy". Rather there was extensive debate as to which would be/was a better ally or worse foe, and the US got into conflict with (and conducted mutually beneficial diplomacy with) both on several different occasions in the years after its founding. (Below are several events in which the early US was aligned with either side, note this changed frequently) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolut... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Alliance_(1778) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Alliance_(1778) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams%E2%80%93On%C3%ADs_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams%E2%80%93On%C3%ADs_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_Neutrality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proclamation_of_Neutrality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_Affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XYZ_Affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-War