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Proclamation of Neutrality
mtholyoke.eduIn April 1793 George Washington issued the Proclamation of Neutrality, which stated that U. S. citizens could take part in the French- Great Britan war at the time. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
History.orgIn 1798 John Adams created the Alien and Sedition acts, these acts made it harder for imagrents to get an American citizenhip. -
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War with Tripoli
wikimedia.orgWhen the North African city state of Tripoli increased its fee for the protection of U. S. ships in the Mediterranean, Thomas Jefferson refused to make additional payments. Tripoli declared war on the U. S. on May 14, 1801. The war forced the U. S. to increase the size of their navy. -
The Louisiana Purchase
regentsprep.orgThomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France. This nearly doubled the size of the country. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
fineartamerica.comIn 1811 James Madison pushed for native americans to give up their hunting lifestyle and become farmers. After the battle of tippicanoe in the Northwest Teritiory the native americans were forced off their land and replaced with over 400,000 white settlers, making the native americans rights to their land effectivly invalid. -
Monroe Doctrine
mdoctrine.weebly.com In 1823 James Monroe created the Monroe doctrine, which prohibited Europe from interfering with the establishment of governments in recently independent North and South American countries. -
Tariff of Abominations
library.hbs.eduIn 1828 John Quincy Adams placed a tax on forign factory goods. This was harder on the south because they had fewer factories. -
Indian Removal act
whenintime.com In 1830 Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal act. This act forced Native Americans off their land in Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, and on to reservations to the west of the Mississippi River.
