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XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair was between the United States and France. The U.S. didn't want to side with any country, thus creating the Jay Treaty. France was angry with the treaty due to Great Britain receiving a more higher trading rank, therefore France took control over U.S. merchant ships, causing chaos between France and the U.S. -
Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality didn't allow the United States to be in wars between two or more other powers anymore, especially with France and Great Britain and had legal proceedings against American citizens who tried to help any country with war. -
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was an agreement between the French and the United States. The French had agreed to give back captured American ships in return to the U.S. paying $20 million damages by the French on American shipping. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was made by purchasing most of France's territory back in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase is from the east of the Mississippi River, to the Rocky Mountains in the west, to the Gulf of Mexico, all the way south from the Canadian border. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act restricted the British and French from carrying U.S. merchant ships, cargo, and other materials to Europe during the Napolenic Wars. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was between the United States and Great Britain. Great Britain trying to restrict American trading, America wanting to expand their territory, and America's Royal Navy's impressment all led to the War of 1812. The Treaty of Ghent's ratification ended the war. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was a treaty signed by the British and Ghent American representatives that allowed all of the conquered territories to be returned and to have commissions settle a boundary between the United States and Canada. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy agreement with the European countries in 1823. It said that if a European country tried to bother the states in the North or South of America, that would be considered aggression.
