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Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was an announcement issued by 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
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
A treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted during the Quasi-War. -
Louisiana Purchase
A land deal between France and the United States. The U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million -
The Embargo Act
Imposed a general embargo that made all exports from the U.S. illegal. Thomas Jefferson sponsored it and congress enacted it. This was suppose to force France and Britain to respect American rights. -
War of 1812
The U.S. claimed war on Britain. America wanted to stop impressment and also for Britain to stop harming indians. -
Treaty of Ghent
Peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the U.S. and the U.K. -
Monroe Doctrine
Foreign policy of the U.S. stated that attempt by European nation to colonize or interfere with states in North or South America would be seen as acts of agression, requiring the U.S. to intervene
