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US Foreign Policy During The 1800s

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The United States had many efforts in establishing itself as a legitimate nation to the other great nations at the time. In this time the US government experimented with what the proper amount of involvement in different should be while still maintaining a relationship with others. Things that helped to shape our foreign policy during the 1800s was the embargo act, the war of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine. These events allowed America to begin interacting with other nations. The embargo act trapped America between their alliances to Great Britain and France and in the end caused Thomas Jefferson to isolate the nation completely. Since the idea of staying neutral did not work, posing an embargo on all foreign trade seemed like the best option.
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