EARLY AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
Foreign policy is an act or a law that effects the United States and another country or
countries usually proposed by the President.
POLICY
YEAR
WHO MADE IT
WHAT WAS THE POLICY ABOUT
Neutrality
Proclamation
Jay’s Treaty
1793
George Washington
The United States would remain neutral if any other
countries went to war.
1794
George Washington
Pinckney’s Treaty
1795
George Washington
Treaty of Greenville
1795
George Washington
Louisiana Purchase
1803
Thomas Jefferson
Embargo Act
Non-Intercourse Act
Treaty of Fort
Jackson
Treaty of Ghent
1807
1809
1814
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
The United States agreed to pay Britain all debts. The British
had to pay for damage done to American ships, and the
British had to abandon forts in the western territory.
Set the United States and Spanish border at the 31 st parallel,
gave the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River and
right of deposit in New Orleans
The U.S. received all lands in the northwestern territory.
Guaranteed safety to the citizens there and the Native
Americans received $20,000.
U.S. paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory,
control of the Mississippi River. Doubled the size of the U.S.
Stopped trade with all foreign countries
Stopped trade with only Britain and France
Creek Indians gave up millions of acres of land for helping
the British in the War of 1812.
1814
James Madison
Rush/Bagot
Agreement
Convention of 1818
1818
James Monroe
1818
James Monroe
Ended the war of 1812 with Britain. All conquered lands
were returned. Neither side gained or lost lands
Limited Naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United
States and Britain
Set the border between the United States and Canada at 49 th
North Latitude as far as the Rocky Mountains.
Adams/Onis
Agreement
1819
James Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
1823
James Monroe
Spain gave up East Florida to United States. U.S. gave up
Texas U.S. agreed to pay up to $5 million of U.S. citizens
claims against Spain
1 U.S. would not interfere with European Nations’ affairs
2 The U.S. would recognize and interfere with colonies that
already existed in North and South America.
3 The Western Hemisphere would be off limits to future
colonization by foreign powers.
4 U. S. would consider any European power’s attempt to
colonize or interfere with Western Hemisphere countries a
hostile act.