Foreign Affairs In The Young Nation

Question 0

What did the jay treaty do?

Answer 0

It pulled Britain troops out of the Ohio valley.

Question 1

What year was the jay treaty?

Answer 1

1794

Question 2

Who talked to America instead of Talleyrand?

Answer 2

Agents X, Y, Z

Question 3

What do the agents talk about? To who?

Answer 3

Talk to Prez. Adams about ending attacks on US

Question 4

What did France want to end attacks? Did America give it to them?

Answer 4

A tribute: money that’s given for a persons protection. America refused

Question 5

What did Adam do after XYZ affair?

Answer 5

He recruited an army of 10000 men and built 12 ships for the nations tiny navy… Prepared for war

Question 6

Impressment?

Answer 6

Great Britain started kidnapping US sailors and forced them to serve on the British navy

Question 7

What did Jefferson try to do after France and Britain were seizing am. Ships in 1803?

Answer 7

Tried to follow policy of neutrality

Question 8

Policy of neutrality?

Answer 8

Not taking either side of the peeps at war

Question 9

Piracy? From who?

Answer 9

Am. Faced piracy from Barbary states of North Africa

Question 10

What did tripoli want?

Answer 10

A tribute

Question 11

What did Jefferson chose to give tripoli?

Answer 11

War over tribute

Question 12

How did tripoli war end?

Answer 12

The ship: Philadelphia was held for ransom… So Stephen Decatur led a raiding party and set the tripoli harbor on fire. Tripoli signed a peace treaty with US in 1805.

Question 13

What did US pay for crew of Philadelphia

Answer 13

$60,000

Question 14

Embargo?

Answer 14

A complete halt in trading w/ other nations

Question 15

Why did Jefferson order and embargo?

Answer 15

It forced Great Britain and France to leave am. Ships alone

Question 16

When was the embargo act passed after? (Not a date, and event)

Answer 16

After the problems with piracy, before the war of 1812

Question 17

Isolationism?

Answer 17

Washingtons policy of avoiding alliances with other countries

Question 18

Why did France seize Americas ships after the jay treaty?

Answer 18

The ships were bound for Britain: Frances rivals

Question 19

What was the quote that US was repeating while they were preparing for war?

Answer 19

“Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute!”