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proclamation of neutrality
It was the first official announcement of the U.S governement policy toward Great Brittan and France. It demanded that the U.S stay neutral and warned citizens against aiding either side.
The United States owed France for helping in the American Revolution and promised to help France in an further conflicts. George Washington felt the United States was not prepared to enter another war. http://abz123e.blogspot.com/2014/09/lad-6-washingtons-proclamation-of.html -
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alien and sedation acts
John Adams issued a series of laws thatwere supposd to strengthin the security of the nation.
People critized the laws as a way for President John Adams and his political party to take away votes from opposing parties, whihc new americans votesd more often.
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war with Tripoli
Tripoli increased it's demands, president Jefferson had refused to make additional payments. The United states and Tripoli engaged in a navel war. A Peace treaty was signed on June 4 1805, and as a result of the war we had increased our size.
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Louisiana purchase
An area of land in the west of the mississippi river that belonged to France, it became part of the U.S when a historic deal called the "Louisiana Purchase" was made. The purchase made the states Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas became states.
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battle of Tippiecanoe
President James Madison pushed native american men to forget and abandon their traditions of hunting so they instead make a living as american farmers.
Indians were pushed off their tribal lands, which was replaced entirely with settlers. Indian rights to their lands became invalid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe -
The monroe doctrine
Besides Mexico, every other important colony in Latin america gained independence. Certain monarchies in Europe threatened to stamp out representative governments. President Monroe had policy statement that called the Monroe Doctrine.
https://unitedstateshistorylsa.wikispaces.com/Monroe+Doctrine
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Tariff of aboniations
The tariff of Abominations was approved by the grandson of John Adams. These taxes made foreign goods more expensive. THe forgien goods were too expensive for the south , and manufactured goods would have them loose money.
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indian removal act
The Indian removal act required the Cherokee, The Creek, The Chickasaw, and the Seminote to abandon their farms and move to the west.
All the tribes suffered, U.S troops rounded up 15,000 Cherokee men, women and childreen and put them in military stokades. The cherokee were marched off to the Indian territory, a distance of 1,200 miles. This event is now called the "Trail of Tears".
http://indianremovalactproject.weebly.com/background-information.html
