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Proclamation of Neutrality 1793
George Washington was the president at the time the Proclamation of Neutrality was passed. The British and the French were at war at the time and America's loyalties were on both sides of the war. -
X,Y,Z Affair
The X,Y,Z Affair occured during John Adams' presidency. The X,Y,Z Affair was actually supposed to be a peace treaty between the French and the United States, but the French tried to bribe the American men onto their side. -
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800 was a peacefull negotiation between the United States and France to no longer be allies with each other. France was in war with Britian and the United States wanted to stay neutral between the two warring nations. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803. The purchase bought the United States about 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France; this doubled the size of the United States. The territory stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. -
The Embargo Act of 1807
This was a law passed by Thomas Jefferson to stop trade between America and all other countries. The plan was to make Great Britian and France to stop limiting trade with America, but the law did not go as planned and it ended in 1809. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 began in 1812 and ended in 1814. The war was between the British and the United States. The war was caused by the expansion of the U.S. and the restriction of U.S. trade. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 with neither sides really getting what they were fighting for. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent brought an end to the War of 1812. It was signed by British and American officials in Ghent, Belgium on December 24, 1814. The treaty declared that all land conquered during the war was to be returned and the boundaries of Canada and the United States were to be settled. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine said that America was the only country allowed to be involved in the political matters of Central and South America. The doctrine was passed because countries in these continents had recently undergone revolutions from European powers and the United States wanted it to stay that way.
