Module Six

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  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    President George Washington issued a Neutrality Proclamation to define the policy of the United States in response to the spreading war in Europe

  • Pinckney’s Treaty

    It defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida, and guaranteed the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River)

  • Jay’s Treaty

    agreement that assuaged antagonisms between the United States and Great Britain, established a base upon which America could build a sound national economy, and assured its commercial prosperity

  • XYZ Affair

    The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States nominally acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi

  • Embargo Act

    The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports.

  • War of 1812

    conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent

  • Treaty of Ghent

    The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Major General Andrew Jackson to national fame

  • Monroe Doctrine

    It stated that North and South America were no longer open to colonization. It also declared that the United States would not allow European countries to interfere with independent governments in the Americas.