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Formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington in May 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain.
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Diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.
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A treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted during the Quasi-War.
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Land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
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The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest.
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Imposed a general embargo that made any and all exports from the United States illegal.
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A military conflict that lasted from June 18, 1812, to February 18, 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
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Signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812.
