M6L1 Assignment

By Jalesa.M

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    Proclamation of Neutrality
    An announcemen that declared the nation neutral and warned American citizens not to be involved in hostilities; issued by George Washington.

  • XYZ Affair

    XYZ Affair
    French officials attempted to bribe American officials.

  • Convention of 1800

    Convention of 1800
    The consensus ended aggression between the United States and France.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    Thomas Jefferson purchased this land, which doubled the size of the United States.

  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act
    This law was put in place to keep the United States out of foreign trouble but it actually damaged the economy and trade.

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    British's policy of impressment, a practice of taking American sailors off of their ships and forcing them into military service, was the cause of this war between the United States and Great Britain.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    It ended the War of 1812.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    Basically tells others to keep their hands off of the western hemisphere.