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Proclomation of Nuetrality
In this policy, George Washington was involved, and he made a proclamation stating that the U.S. will remain neutral with other countries. Britan wasn't very happy about this, so they started impressing U.S sailors that were trading good at French Ports. This also led to the war in 1812. Picture: Fox News - Presidential Timeline -
Alien and Sedition Acts
In this policy, John Adams and other foreigners were involved. What happened is that 3 different laws were created to deal with foreigners and rebels. It said that foreigners had to live in the U.S. for 14 years in order to be a citizen, and that people could be imprisoned for criticizing the government. Ironically, people criticized these laws and states eventually created opposing laws. Picture: Forbes - John Adams Article -
War with Tripoli
The people involved with this policy was Thomas Jefferson,and Pasha, Pasha being the leader of North Africa. To give a little more info about what was previously happening was that the U.S. would send ships to trade with countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The U.S. had to pay Pasha for protection from pirates, but when the U.S. didn't pay Pasha, Pasha declared war. Finally, with the U.S. winning the war, and the U.S.'s navy increasing. Picture: BlogSpot - Pictures From History -
Louisiana Purchase
The people involved in this policy were Thomas Jefferson and France. France, in this policy, offered Louisiana for $15mil., which was an area of land covering about 15 states, including the Mississippi River. The U.S. quickly accepted, and soon sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition in 1804-06. This affected the U.S. because we obtained the Mississippi River and the land that now has 15 states in it. Picture: Britannica School -
War of 1812
During the time of this event, James Madison was president, and France was going into a revolution. Britan was at war with France, too, so when the U.S. was trading with France, U.S. sailors were impressed, or held prisoner, by the British navy. After this, the U.S. declared war, of which we. won. This gave the U.S. not only more of a national identity, but more independence from Britan. Finally, the Star Spangled Banner was created after the war. Picture: Preceden - Battle of 1812 Timeline -
Monroe Doctrine
The people involved in this policy were James Monroe and Britan. Some of the background on this event was that all Latin America colonies had gained independence. Because of this, the U.S. decided to make a document which states that if Europe moves into the hemisphere of which the U.S. is on, Europe is to be considered a danger. What this did for the U.S. was help the American Foreign Policy, and the document is also used to this day. Picture: The Famous People - James Monroe Biography -
Tariff Abominations
In this policy, John Quincy Adams was involved. In this event, it included factories in the U.S. What had happened is that goods coming in from foreign countries had a tariff placed on the goods, which is similar to a tax. From this, the South had to pay more, but the North didn't, which is because the Tariff Abominations were for the Northern factories. This affected the U.S. because the South started losing a lot of money. Picture: History Timeline - 1828 Tariff Abominations Documentary -
Trail of Tears
In this policy, Andrew Jackson was involved, and so were Northern Indians. What had happened is that Andrew Jackson was worried about the rights of Indians. Although Andrew Jackson was worried, many of the white settlers pressured him to march them West, of which he did. This affected the U.S. by many Indians dying, such as Indians from the Cherokee, Creek, Chicksaw, Chocttaw, and the Seminole. Picture: Canoe Man -Trail of Tears Poem
