Timeline

By nwill1721

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793, that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain

  • XYZ Affair

    a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War.

  • Convention of 1800

    The Convention of 1800 ended the Quasi-War between France and the United States. France agreed to return captured American ships, while the United States agreed to compensate its citizens for $20 million damages inflicted by France on American shipping.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Napoleonic France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars.

  • Embargo Act

    Closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain

  • The War of 1812

    Caused by British restrictions on U.S. trade and America's desire to expand its territory.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    A peace treaty ending the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States

  • Monroe Doctrine

    A statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere.