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proclamation of neutrality
a formal announcement issued by President George Washington in May 1793, declaring the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. -
The XYZ Affair
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
also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine, was a treaty between the United States of America and France to settle the hostilities that had erupted during the Quasi-War. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million dollars. -
Embargo Act
a general embargo enacted by the United States Congress against Great Britain and France during the Napoleonic Wars. It negatively effected trade and the economy of the U.S. -
The Treaty of Ghent
the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. -
Monroe Doctrine
a US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries 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.
