Attack on fort oswego (may 1914) war of 1812

Module 6 Lesson 1 Assignment

By Ireny

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    Proclamation of Neutrality
    The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington in May 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

    XYZ Affair
    The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.

  • Convention of 1800

    Convention of 1800
    The Convention of 1800 is also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine. it was a treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted during the Quasi-War.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803.

  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act
    It was sponsored by President Thomas Jefferson and enacted by Congress. The act stopped trade between the United States and two warring nations: France and Great Britain. The goal of the Embargo Act was to force Britain and France to respect American rights during the Napoleonic Wars.

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was an armed conflict between the United States and the British Empire. The British restricted the American trade since they feared it was harmful for their war with France and they also wanted to set up an Indian state in the Midwest in order to maintain their influence in the region.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    The Treaty of Ghent signed on December 24, 1814 in the city of Ghent. It was a peace treaty that ended the war of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy regarding domination of the American continent in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.