United States in the early years 1793-1823

By anufrempong

  • Proclamation of Neutrality

    The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington in 1793. He declared 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. Early in the administration of John Adams, it involved a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.

  • Convention of 1800

    Signed a document in Paris that ended France's peacetime military alliance with America. Napoleon wanted to sign this treaty so he could focus his attention on conquering Europe and perhaps create a New World empire in Louisiana. This ended the "quasi-war" between France and America.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    U.S. acquisition of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 for $15 million. The purchase secured American control of the Mississippi river and doubled the size of the nation.

  • Embargo Act

    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 during the Napoleonic Wars.

  • War of 1812

    War between Britain and the U.S. America's justifications for war included British violations of American maritime rights, impressment of seamen, provocation of the Indians, and defense of national honor

  • Treaty of Ghent

    The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814 in the city of Ghent, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. The treaty restored relations between the two nations. It restored the borders of the two countries to the lines before the war started in June 1812.

  • Monroe Doctrine

    A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.