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Proclamation of Neutrality
This declaried America neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain and any American providing assistance to any country at war would be prosecuted. -
XYZ Affair
The French diplomats tried to bribe the Americans before agreeing to talk to them. Adams substituted the letters XYZ for the names of the French diplomats and he published the story. -
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was a treaty between America and France to settle the hostilities that had come about during the Quasi-War. -
Louisiana Purchase
The purchase by the United States from France of the Louisiana Territory .Jefferson worried that the French, led by Napoleon, wanted to extend their empire to North America. -
Embargo Act
This made exports from the United States illegaland was suppose to force Britain and France into respecting the rights of America during the Napoleonic Wars. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict, it lasted for two and a half years, fought by America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of anger, requiring U.S.
