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Proclamation of Neutrality
When France and Britain went to war, they wanted America to take a side. George Washington made a proclamation saying they would not help either. Both sides deserved help so some ties with Europe were broken. Britain started attacking American ships and forced them to join their navy, leading to the war of 1812. Source: John Paul Jones Naval Battle @history.com (example of 1700s naval battle, non-specific to event). -
Alien and Sedition Acts
.In 1798 John Adams made a policy to give the U.S. the power to deport foreign people (different country). It also required a person to live 14 years in the U.S. to be a citizen. The Democratic-Republicans criticized this law because a majority of their party was foreign. States also created laws apposing it. This impacted U.S. foreign policy and the support for Democratic-Republicans Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guurFhe4pZ8 Pic Source: History Central -
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The War with Tripoli
African countries were being paid for protection from pirates. They began to demand to much from the U.S., so Thomas Jefferson declared war on them. They invaded the coast and had many naval battles, and the U.S. finally won. This event increased the size of the U.S. navy and the U.S. got more profit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YkfQos8mN8: video about Tripoli by Jazby, A 3 minute history -
Louisiana Purchase
With France struggling in war debt, they sold a large amount of the modern midwest and southern U.S. to America for 15 million dollars. Thomas Jefferson bought each acre 3 cents. The U.S. doubled in size, creating room for pioneering and population growth, with Lewis and Clark leading the way to explore the land.
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War of 1812
The British and Americans went to war, when James Madison declared war, since Britain was stopping American ships from trading with France. During the war the national anthem was written, D.C. was invaded and burned, and the U.S. failed invading Canada. A treaty between the 2 sides in 1814 proved no clear winner. The U.S. then became more independent and a new White House. Video: http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812/videos/americans-and-british-face-off-in-war-of-1812
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Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe (pictured) created a doctrine that said Europe could not deal with U.S. affairs, since other new countries were being heavily influenced. This effected the U.S. foreign policy for years.
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Tariff of Abominations
John Quincy Adams made a tariff in 1828 that made foreign factory goods more expensive. This helped the north by eliminating competition, but the south suffered since they were getting new factories. This caused less foreign goods to be bought and the south lost money. Source: studyblue.com -
The Trail of Tears
Native American lands were being taken against treaty policies. Andrew Jackson eventually decided to move them all west and take their land. Although they appealed to court, they made the trip, but many Native Americans died. This helped the U.S. get more land.
Source: pbs.org
