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Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington gives his farewell speech in which he warns the country of becoming intertwined with foreign affairs and this leads to the US declaring neutrality in all foreign affairs. -
XYZ Affair
Diplomats were sent by the US to defuse growing tensions between France and the US but instead of being allowed to see the French foreign minister, three agents named X, Y, and Z demanded a very large bribe for the minister and a $12 million loan to France. This led to an undeclared war with France called the Quasi-War. -
Convention of 1800
A convention also named the Treaty of Morfontaine, in which a "treaty" for the undeclared Quasi-War was negotiated. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased the land of the Lousiana Purchase from Napolean Bonaparte, who was the leader of France, for $15 million. The land was sold for such a cheap price because Napolean did not believe they could control these colonies after the Haitian Rebellion. -
Embargo Act
Thomas Jefferson had the Embargo Act of 1807 passed in order to prevent trade with both Britain and France in order to stop the impressment of their merchant ships going from the US to these two countries. -
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War of 1812
A war between the US and Britain due to their constant impressment of ships and due to the US' desire to expand. Many of the battles were losses for the US forces, but the invasion of many major cities were repelled and in the end the Treaty of Ghent was signed to end the War. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty signed to end the War of 1812 between the British and the US. Because the Treaty of Ghent was signed very far from the United States, a couple battles waged on anyway because it took time for the news to travel. -
Monroe Doctrine
The US implemented the Monroe Doctrine as a way to prevent European action within North and South America. The countries of Central and South America used the recent wars as a way to gain independance from their mother countries and this meant that European countries were likely to try and regain control of these countries. The Monroe Doctrine prevented this by stating that all foreign countries were not allowed to interfere with any country/place that was part of either American continent.