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Proclamation of Neutrality
Issued by President George Washington. It is a statment that America is neutral in all affairs between France and Great Britain. They wanted to stay out of all of the troubles. -
XYZ Affairs
French try to bribe the American diplomats before negotiating over problems that could result in war. Americans were very insulted. -
Convention of 1800
Treaty between the United States and France that ended all hostilities. -
Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson purchases 828,000 square miles of Territory (called the Louisiana Territory) from France. -
Embargo Act
Jefferson attempts to avoid international problems by stopping US trade with other nations. -
War of 1812
The British policy of impressment caused a war to break out between the US and Great Britain. -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the war of 1812. -
Monroe Doctrine
President Monroe makes the announcment "Hands off the western hemisphere"