Module 6 Lesson 1 Assignment

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  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    A proclamation created by George Washington to Britian and France to say that the United States is neutral.
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    XYZ Affair

    The French try to bribe the United States and it ends up in an undeclared war this was called the Quasi-War.

  • Convention of 1800

    This was also called theTreaty of Mortefontaine, it was created to settle the hostilities during the Quasi-War.
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    Louisiana Purchase

    France sold the Louisiana territory, this included part of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana, to the United States for $15 million.

  • Embargo Act

    This act was signed by Thomas Jefferson to prohibit American ships from trading with forgien ports.
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    War of 1812

    This was a conflict between the United States against Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies. This ended with the Treaty of Ghant in 1814, two and a half years later.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    This was the document that ended the War of 1812 officially.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    This was a document saying that the European powers would leave the Western Hemisphere alone.