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George Washington - Barbary Pirates (1785)

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George Washington - Barbary Pirates (1785)

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Bolstered the navy to protect American trade against Barbary Pirates. He made the navy stronger and made it bigger to defend against the pirates. It actually protected it, and mostly took care of the pirates.

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Signed the Jay Treaty to normalize trade relations with Britain. It resolved the issues between America and Great Britain.

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John Adams - XYZ Affair/Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

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John Adams - XYZ Affair/Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

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Signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, which were designed to protect Americans from foreign insurgents. The Acts were a response to the XYZ Affair, a botched diplomatic effort with France after French ships began attacking American vessels with British cargo.

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Built up the army and navy to fight France in the undeclared war.They did clash overseas, but eventually found a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

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Thomas Jefferson - Louisiana Purchase (1803)

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Thomas Jefferson - Louisiana Purchase (1803)

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Bought the Louisiana territory. He bought it for 15 million dollars from Napoleon, and it doubled the size of the U.S. at that time. It also made it easier to claim Oregon Country.

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Thomas Jefferson - Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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Thomas Jefferson - Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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Thomas Jefferson sent an expedition to explore the newly purchased lands west led by Lewis and Clark. They went out to find any natural resources, and potential military sites.

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James Madison - Macon's Bill No.2 (1810)

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James Madison - Macon's Bill No.2 (1810)

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Signed Macon's Bill No.2, which repealed the Non-Intercourse Act. It allowed French and English goods on American ships as long as trade rights were respected.

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Led the nation into the War of 1812 after the failure of diplomatic protests and a trade embargo against Britain. The war began badly for the US and was fought to a draw after the British burned Washington DC to the ground. It was a pointless war.

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Purchased Florida through the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819. It came in the midst of increasing tensions related to Spain's territorial boundaries in North America vs. the United States and Great Britain in the aftermath of the American Revolution.

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Established the landmark Monroe Doctrine, which announced the United States' opposition to any European intervention in the recently independent countries of the Americas. He essentially told the Europeans to not come over anymore. He made an imaginary line that they could not cross