Module 6 lesson one

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    Proclamation of Neutrality

    Was a formal announcement issued by US president George Washington on April 22, 1793. This declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. This threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.
  • XYZ affair

    XYZ affair

    was a diplomatic incident between France and United States diplomats. This occurred in 1797-1798.
  • Convention of 1800

    Convention of 1800

    Also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, it was a treaty between the United States and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted the Quasi War.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    Was a land deal between the United States and France, which then the United States got 827,000 square miles of land to the west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act

    Was made in 1807. This was a law passed by the congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22,1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    Was a military conflict that lasted from June to February. It was fought between the United States and United Kingdom, its northern American colonies, and native american allies.
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent

    The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent. This peace treaty ended the war of 1812 between the United Kingdom and United States.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    A principle of the US policy, made by President James Monroe in 1823. It stated that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act in the United States.