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The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal document that announced that the United States would remain neutral in the conflict that was happening between France and Great Britain. The document also threatened legal actions against any American that provided assistance to any country at war.
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The Pinckney's Treaty was signed by the United States and Spain. The Treaty defined the border between the United States and Spanish Florida. It also provided that the United States navigation rights on the Mississippi River.
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The Jay's Treaty was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that kept peace between the two countries.
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The XYZ was a diplomatic incident between diplomats of the United States and France. It resulted in a short, undeclared war between the two countries. This became known as the Quasi-War. The two countries restored peace with the Convention of 1800.
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The Louisiana Purchase involved gaining the territory of Louisiana from France. The cost of buying the territory was fifteen million dollars.
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The Embargo Act was a law passed by the United States. It prohibited ships from trading in all foreign ports.
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain over the British violating the U.S. maritime rights. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent.
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A peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
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The British wanted to gain control of an important American port. They wished to separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States this way.
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A United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas.