Foreign+Policy

Foreign Policy
 * Foreign Policy is how other countries relate with one another


 * 1) Treaty of Tordesillas- "line of demarcaton" drawn between the hemispheres. Portugal got the east, Spain got the West, giving Spain all but Brazil( hince why Brazil's national language is Portuguese) This was ignored by all other European nations.
 * 2) The Navigation Acts- Passed by parliment(1651, 1660, 1663, 1673), basis for englands' commercial system. Stated trade in with colonies can only be done with brittish or american ships, and the crew must be at least 75% american or british and all imports to america must go through britain first. This caused America to buy all imports from Britain and depend on britain.
 * 3) Jay-Gardoqui Negotions- negoation began by John Jay and Gardoqui of Spain, would give US good comercail privilages and Spain gets closure on the Mississippi river. Not passed by Congress
 * 4) Treaty with Britain(1794)- By Jay to settle problems in the Atlantic ocean and diminish urging of the Indian allies of Britain on US land. It didnt work as planned but gave american more time to develop as a nation without conflict.
 * 5) Pinckney Treaty(1796)- US got right to work on the Mississippi river and New Oreleans port. Florida's border was now on the 31st parallel
 * 6) XYZ Affair-
 * 7) Alien ansd Sediton Acts- orivied for the deporation or imprisonment of any indiviuals in a time of declared war. SEdition- states that speaking writing, or publishing critisims of the government were at least misdomeaners and possibly treasonous
 * 8) Embargo Act-