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Proclamation of Neutrality
Was an announcement made by George Washington which declared that the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. April 22, 1793 -
XYZ Affair (Start)
The affair was a diplomatic incident that occurred between 1797 and 1798. It was between the US and the French. This caused a war that was known as the Quasi-war. -
XYZ Affair (End)
The end of the XYZ Affair. The US and French negotiators restored the peace with the Convention of 1800. -
Convention of 1800
The convention that restored the peace between the US and the French after the Quasi-War. -
Louisiana Purchase
It was a land purchase between the US and the French in which the US got approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
Embargo Act
This was an act that was passed by Thomas Jefferson that forbid any American ship from trading in ALL foreign ports. -
Treaty of Ghent
This was the treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the US and the United Kingdom. -
Monroe Doctrine
The doctrine stated that any intervention by an external power in the politics of the Americas will possibly become hostile against the US.