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Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington declared a position of neutrality to keep the U.S. from getting in a conflict with warring nations. -
XYZ Affair
The French foreign minister sent three agents that demanded money from the Americans before French officials would agree to meet with the US. -
Convention of 1800
A treaty was created that restored the peace between America and France after the XYZ Affair. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased land from Napolean Bonaparte. They removed France's presence from the territory and secured access to the Mississippi river which doubled size of America. -
Emabargo Act
Trade stopped between the United States and the two warring nations of France and Great Britain which was a diaster for the American economy. -
War of 1812
Britain began taking American sailors off of their ships and forcing them into the British Navy and war was called. The war gave Americans pride in their country. -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty that ended the War of 1812. -
Monroe Doctrine
A foreign policy regarding Latin American countries in the early 19th century. It stated that further efforts by European nations to interfere with states in America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.