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Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine. -
Convention
the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was a treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities -
Louisiana Purchase
was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles -
Embargo Act
law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson American ships from trading in all foreign ports. -
War of 1812
a military conflict that lasted from June 1812 to February 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom -
Treaty of Ghent
was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom -
Monroe Doctrine
is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe