Development of the US

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  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    Was an announcement made by George Washington which declared that the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. April 22, 1793

  • XYZ Affair (Start)

    The affair was a diplomatic incident that occurred between 1797 and 1798. It was between the US and the French. This caused a war that was known as the Quasi-war.

  • XYZ Affair (End)

    The end of the XYZ Affair. The US and French negotiators restored the peace with the Convention of 1800.

  • Convention of 1800

    The convention that restored the peace between the US and the French after the Quasi-War.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    It was a land purchase between the US and the French in which the US got approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.

  • Embargo Act

    This was an act that was passed by Thomas Jefferson that forbid any American ship from trading in ALL foreign ports.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    This was the treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the US and the United Kingdom.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    The doctrine stated that any intervention by an external power in the politics of the Americas will possibly become hostile against the US.