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Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President 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. Washingtom thought it was best that the United States not meddle in the affairs of other Countries. -
The XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair was a political and diplomatic involving a confrontation between the United States and France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War. The United States sent delegates to France to try to resolve some disagreemnts the two Countries had with each other. France would not formally meet to resolve the issues unless the United States paid them bribes and provided loans to France. This made Americans mad at the French. -
Convention of 1800
The Convention of 1800 ended the Quasi-War between France and the United States. France agreed to return captured American ships, while the United States agreed to compensate its citizens for $20 million damages inflicted by France on American shipping. The Convention ended the alliance between France and the United States that had begun during the Revolution, but the two countries also extended "most-favored" trading status to each other. -
Louisiana Purchase
With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France, thereby doubling the size of the United States. The US purchased the land from the French under a treaty entered into by President Thomas Jefferson. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act of 1807 was an attempt by President Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Congress to punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade while the two major European powers were at war with each other. The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general Embargo that made illegal any and all exports from the United States. It was sponsored by President Thomas Jefferson and enacted by Congress. The goal was to force Britain and France to respect American rights. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was an armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain. The British restricted the American trade since they feared it was harmful for their war with France and they also wanted to set up an Indian state in the Midwest in order to maintain their influence in the region. American did not like how the British were treating them so another war broke out. Many claim this to be a second revolutionary war from Great Britain. -
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy regarding domination of the American continent 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. Let the World know that we would not tolerate any Country trying to establish a colony in the United States.
