Scientists like Einstein, Bethe, Fermi, Teller, and Bloch emigrated from "Germany" in order to escape persecution and pursue scientific research, since this took place during the rise of the Nazi Party, which was highly anti-Semitic.
The Whiskey Rebellion was an uprising that occurred in the United States during the presidency of George Washington, due to a tax being placed on whiskey, which was very unpopular.
Great Britain played a role in the Louisiana Purchase by pushing France to extreme anxiety through war. Great Britain's war with France resulted in Napoleon needing money to finance the conflict. As a result, he was forced to sell Louisiana to the US in order to raise funds