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Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was authorized by George Washington and stated that the US would take no part in a war between two or more other powers, specifically France and Great Britain. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair occured when the American Delegtes did not meet Talleyrand, instead three low officials went to France. The three officials were reffered to as "X,Y,Z" in his report to Congress and told the Americans that they had to pay $250,000 in order to see Talleyrand. This meeting became known as the XYZ Affair due to Adams' report. -
Convention of 1800
The negotiators chose to annul the 1778 Treaty of Alliance, and instead negotiated a new agreement based on the 1776 Model Treaty which caused the Convention of 1800. The new agreement made no provisions for compensation for the seizure of US merchant ships, the Senate did not ratify a finalized version of the treaty until December 18, 1801. The Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefonaine, terminated the only formal treaty of alliance of the United States. -
Louisiana Purhcase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the US acquired spproximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was a law passed by the United States Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June 18, 1812 to February 18, 1815. It was fought by the United States against Great Britain, its North American colonies, and its Northern American Indian allies. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, and Belgium, ending the war of 1812. By the terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the US and Canada. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was added in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress. The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest.