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Proclamation of Neutrality
On 1793, George Washington declared a nuetrality proclamation to stay nuetral in the napoleonic wars. Britain didn't like this idea and aggressed American trade ships and impressed them.
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Alien and Sedition Acts.
In 1798, John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition acts. The Alien and Sedition acts made it so immigrants must be in the country for 14 years to become a citizen. It also made it so subjects of an enemy nation must be detained or deported. This basically impowered immigrants. Source: american antiquarian -
War with Tripoli
1801 was the year Tripoli was at war with the U.S, and the U.S won when they sent ships and had a naval battle with Tripoli for four years. A peace treaty was signed betwwen the U.S and Tripoli was signed on June 4, 1805, with terms favorable to the United States. Source: Wikimedia.com -
Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 the United States of America and France made a trade. for 15 million dollars, America gained double its land size. The land the U.S purchased was Louisiana and was later scouted out by Lewis and Clark. Source: ilibrarian Source: ilibrarian -
Battle of Tippecanoe
In 1811 when James Madison was president, he forced Indians off their lands, but the Indians weren't going down without a fight. They fought for their lands but eventually lost. In favor of the U.S the U.S got more land for their country.
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Monroe Doctrine
In 1823 James Monroe warned European powers that they deal with business on their side of the hemisphere and we have this hemisphere. North and South America were America's business and Europeans had the rest. This overall kept Europeans out of North and South American countries business.
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Tariff of abominations
John Quincy Adams, son of John Adams, approved the tariff which protected northen states from foreign competition. In return, the south had to pay more for their goods. Source: teacher tube -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal act in 1830 forced the Indians off their land. This was taken to the supreme court and they accepted giving the U.S more land. The trail the Indians took is now called the "trail of tears".
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