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Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was declared by President George Washington, which stated that the United States would not get involved with any foreign affairs. -
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XYZ Affair
Diplomatic incident between the United States and France, which led to the Quasi War. -
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800 was a convention between the United States and French to work towards making peace with each other after the Quasi War. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was made by President Thomas Jefferson from Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the largest amount of land the United States had ever bought, and was bought for fifteen million dollars -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act was written by President Thomas Jefferson, after deciding to stop all trade with Great Britain and France as they were in the middle of a war. It ended up hurting the American economy a great deal. -
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Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, a war between the United States and Great Britain, that was started due to Great Britain taking American sailors and making them into the British Navy. -
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was between the United States and British, after the U.S. declared war on Great Britain for impressing on American sailors. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was written by President James Monroe, and basically stated that the United States would not tolerate any interference with their foreign affairs.