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8th Grade
Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Guidelines for how a country handles political and economic interactions with other countries. | Foreign policy |
| A policy of not choosing sides in a war or dispute between other countries. | Neutrality |
| A policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries; first established by George Washaington. | Isolationism |
| Agreements made with other nations to aid and support each other. | Alliances (ally) |
| The British agreed to remove troops from the Ohio River Valley. | Jay Treaty |
| American representatives who were told to pay a tribute before they could meet the French Prime Minister to end French from attacking American ships. | XYZ Affair |
| American and privately owned ships that attacked France ships on the high seas | Half War on the Seas |
| The kidnapping of American sailors to serve in the British navy. | Impressment |
| A government order that stops merchant ships from leaving or entering a country's ports. | Embargo |
| Shawnee leader who united Native Americans in an attempt to halt the advance of white settlers onto Indian lands. | Tecumseh |
| Congressmen who were eager for war with Britain. | War Hawks |
| Author of the "Star-spangled Banner" | Frances Scott Key |
| Last Battle of the War of 1812, fought 2 weeks after the war had offically ended. | Battle of New Orleans |
| Became a military hero after the Battle of New Orleans. | Andrew Jackson |
| The head of the State Department, who oversees matters relating to foreign countries. | Secretary of State |
| A statement of official government policy, especially in foreign affairs. | doctrine |
| The nations of North and South of America were "not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by European powers." | Monroe Doctrine |