Growth of the U.S.

Proclamation of Neutrality

Apr 22, 1793

Issued by George Washington
Declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain

XYZ affair

Jan 1, 1797

Diplomatic episode during the John Adams Aministration
Led to an undelared naval war called the QUasi- war

Convention of 1800

Sep 30, 1800

Also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine
The agreement was to end feelings of contention after the Quasi-War

Louisiana Purchase

Jan 1, 1803

Was a 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 dollar

Embargo Act

Dec 22, 1807

Enacted by the united states congress against France and the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic wars

War of 1812

Jun 18, 1812

Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory

Treaty of Ghent

Dec 24, 1814

A treaty that ended the War of 1812
Signed into law by Prince Regent
Which is mentioned late in the timeline.

Monroe Doctrine

Dec 2, 1823

United States’ policy on the new political order developing in the rest of the Americas and the role of Europe in the Western Hemisphere.