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** issued the '''Proclamation of Neutrality''' on April 22, 1793 stating the America was neutral in the French / British conflict  
** issued the '''Proclamation of Neutrality''' on April 22, 1793 stating the America was neutral in the French / British conflict  


=== Jay's Treaty (or "Jay Treaty") ===
=== Jay's Treaty (or "Jay Treaty"), 1794 ===
* Secretary of State John Jay negotiated a treaty with England that:
* Secretary of State John Jay negotiated a treaty with England that:
** ensured US neutrality in British-French wars
** ensured US neutrality in British-French wars
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*** = establishing "'''executive privilege'''"
*** = establishing "'''executive privilege'''"


=== "Pinckney's Treaty" ===
=== "Pinckney's Treaty", 1795 ===
* formal name: "Treaty of San Lorenzo"  
* formal name: "Treaty of San Lorenzo"  
* agreement w/ Spain provided
* agreement w/ Spain provided
** US access to Mississippi River
** US access to and navigation along Mississippi River
** removal of Spanish forts on US lands
** removal of Spanish forts on US lands
** promise from Spain to help stop Indian attacks on US settlers  
** promise from Spain to help stop Indian attacks on US settlers  
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* Tennessee (“western”), 1796
* Tennessee (“western”), 1796


=== Northwest Territory and Northwest Ordinance of 1787 ===
=== Northwest Indian War ===
[[File:Northwest-territory-usa-1787.png|thumb|Northwest-territory-usa-1787|alt=Northwest-territory-usa-1787.png]]
* in 1787 the Continental Congress organized land ceded by England north of the Ohio River to the Great Lakes into a "territory"
** was first post-colonial "incorporated territory" = formally organized and governed by Federal government
* the Ordinance barred slavery in the Territories, the first national prohibition on slavery
** however, it also set the precedent for existence of slavery below the Ohio River (its southern border)
* American settlers moving into the Territory sparked conflicts with Native tribes, known as the '''Northwest Indian War'''  
* American settlers moving into the Territory sparked conflicts with Native tribes, known as the '''Northwest Indian War'''  
** Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, commander of the American Army and Revolutionary War hero, defeated Native resistance at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794
** Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, commander of the American Army and Revolutionary War hero, defeated Native resistance at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794
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