unit 3 Early American Foreign Policy

Question 1

Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

Answer 1

Declared that the U.S. would remain neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain and threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war.

Question 2

Jay’s Treaty

Answer 2

Britain agreed to evacuate forts in the Northwest and agreed to pay for damages for recent ship seizures, but made no concessions on impressments or violations of U.S. rights as a neutral nation.

Question 3

Treaty of Greenville (1795)

Answer 3

Under the terms of the treaty, the Miami Confederacy agreed to cede territory in the Old Northwest to the United States in exchange for cash payment, hunting rights, and formal recognition of their sovereign status.

Question 4

Pinckney’s Treaty

Answer 4

Spain guaranteed American farmers the use of the Mississippi River and the right of deposit in New Orleans.

Question 5

Washington’s Farewell Address

Answer 5

Americans can sign commercial treaties with foreign nations but should steer clear of permanent alliances that might entangle the U.S. in European conflicts.

Question 6

XYZ Affair

Answer 6

A 1797 incident in which French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. diplomats

Question 7

Convention of 1800

Answer 7

Agreement which freed America from its alliance with France of 1781, but in exchange the U.S. had pay off damage caused by French seizures of American merchant ships.

Question 8

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 8

The U.S. purchased land between the Mississippi River and Mexico for $15 million in order to guarantee Americans permanent use of the Mississippi River.

Question 9

Chesapeake Incident (1807)

Answer 9

Americans refused admittance to British naval officers, who demanded to board so that it could reclaim “deserters” who were with the United States. The British ship opened fire, killing and wounding several American sailors.

Question 10

Embargo Act of 1807

Answer 10

U.S. stopped all foreign trade in an effort to pressure Britain and France into respecting our rights as a neutral nation.

Question 11

Non-Intercourse Act of 1809

Answer 11

Replaced the Embargo of 1807. Unlike the Embargo, which forbade American trade with all foreign nations, this act declared that the U.S. would trade with any nations except Britain and France.

Question 12

Macon’s Bill No.2

Answer 12

Declared that if either France or Britain normalized trade with the U.S., the U.S. would employ the stop trading with the other nation

Question 13

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

Answer 13

U.S. declared war against Britain in an effort to gain Canada, an end to Native American troubles on the frontier and respect for our rights as a neutral nation.

Question 14

Treaty of Ghent (1814)

Answer 14

Restored the status quo between America and England to pre-war status when a lengthy war and protracted negotiations failed to produce a victory for either side.

Question 15

Rush-Bagot Treaty (1817)

Answer 15

Britain and the U.S. agreed to the mutual disarmament of the Great Lakes.

Question 16

Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)

Answer 16

U.S. and Spain
Terms:
The U.S. paid Spain $5 million for Florida, Spain recognized America’s claims to the Oregon Country, and the U.S. surrendered its claim to Texas.

Question 17

Monroe Doctrine (1823)

Answer 17

The U.S. would refrain from intervention in European affairs but in return would consider any attempt to further colonize the Western Hemisphere as an “unfriendly act”