Foreign Policy

• Alaska Purchase - US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, expanded US territory + was rich in natural resources


  1867
• Chinese Exclusion Act - Legislation passed by Congress to suspend Chinese immigration to US, wanting to maintain white racial purity + believed that they were taking all the jobs


  1882
• Tariff Act - Legislation that reformed tariff rates, aimed at protecting domestic industries by imposing higher tariff rates on imported goods


  1883
• Reciprocity Treaty - US gained Pearl Harbour as a naval base through treaty with Kingdom of Hawaii, aiming to increase American influence in Pacific region


  1887
• Pan-American Conference - Meeting on North, Central + South American countries, aimed at promoting cooperation + economic ties


  1890
• Monroe Doctrine - Foreign policy articulated by President James Monroe, asserting that any European attempts to colonise or interfere in US affairs would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring US intervention


  1823