History

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  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    1793 George Washington declared the nation be neutral with any conflict between France and Great Britain

  • XYZ Affairs

    Diplomatic incident between France and the U.S. . Americans felt insulted by a bribed issued by French

  • Convention of 1800

    Treaty between the U.S and France settling disputes that occurred during the Quasi- war

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The U.S. purchased land from the French for $15 million which consisted of approximately 827,000 sq. miles of land

  • Embargo Act

    President Jefferson asked congress to pass this act to stop trade with any nations to avoid international conflicts

  • War of 1812

    The War of 1802 was mostly caused by the forceful inducting of men into the military which was known as impressment. This war involved the U.S. and Great Britain

  • Treaty of Ghent

    This treaty ended the war of 1812. According to the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned to its rightful owner.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    President Monroe told the world the Western Hemisphere isn't to be touched