Index

The Development of the U.S.A

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    Proclamation of Neutrality
    President George Washington declared that the United States would be neutral when it can to the conflict between France and Great Britain.
  • XYZ Affair

    XYZ Affair
    French officials attempted to bribe the U.S.
  • Convention of 1800

    Convention of 1800
    The agreement that brought peace between the United States and France
  • Louisiana Purchase

     Louisiana Purchase
    Land that was bought from france that cost $15 million.
  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act
    The congress and President Thomas Jefferson created a law that banned trade between U.S. ports and foreign nations which damaged the U.S. economy.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    This war was caused by the British law of impressment
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    This treaty ended the war of 1812
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    This was created by President James Monroe and it was a policy that forbid the European nation to get involved in the political matters of the United States.