The Timeline of Foreign Policy

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    Proclamation of Neutrality
    Washington issued the Proclamation of Neutrality declaring that the United States would remain neutral during the conflict between France and Britain.
  • Jay's Treaty

    Jay's Treaty
    John Jay created a treaty which peacefully allowed the British troops to vacate the Northwest territory.
  • Pinckney's Treaty

    Pinckney's Treaty
    Pinckney's Treaty allowed navigation of the Mississippi River and created boundaries between Native and Spanish land.
  • Washington Farewell Address

    Washington Farewell Address
    The Washington Farewell Address warned the US about foreign nations and broken alliances.
  • Monroe Presidency

    Monroe Presidency
  • Rush-Bagot Agreement

    Rush-Bagot Agreement
    The Rush-Bagot Agreement was a treaty between the United States and Britain limiting naval armaments on the Great Lakes.
  • Treaty of 1818

    Treaty of 1818
    The Treaty of 1818 allowed for occupation and settlement of the Oregon County.
  • Adams–Onís Treaty

    Adams–Onís Treaty
    The Adams–Onís Treaty gave Florida to the US and set a border between the US and Mexico.
  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine
    The Monroe Doctrine forced the European powers to stop colonizing the Americas.
  • Presidency of John F. Kennedy

    Presidency of John F. Kennedy
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    Kennedy Doctrine

    The Kennedy Doctrine were the foreign policies between Latin America during Kennedy's term. This also included supporting the containment and reversal of communism in the Americas.
  • Alliance for Progress

    Alliance for Progress
    The Alliance for Progress tries to economically cooperate the U.S. and Latin America.
  • Peace Corps

    Peace Corps
    Peace Corps includes providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand American culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries.
  • Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
    The United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater or in the atmosphere.