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Impressment
The Leopard and Chesapeake was an excellent example of impressment. Impressment was the forced recruitment of American sailors to the British Navy. The British warship (The Leopard) attacked the American warship (The Chesapeake). The reason they said they attacked was beacuse there were British navy deserters on the ship. Four innocent Americans were charged and one person was even executed on The Leopard. Impressment was a major problem until around 1815. -
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Leading To The Civil War
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The Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 stopped trade between America and other countries. The goal was to get Britain and France, who were fighting each other at the time, to stop restricting American trade. The act backfired because the Americans thought the British depended on them for Agricultural products, but it became a disaster when Britain started trading with Latin America. The act was repealed on March 1, 1809. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was when nine vessels of the US Navy defeated and captured 6 vessels of Great Britain's Royal Navy. This was one of the biggest battles of the War of 1812. This battle ensured America control of the lake for the rest of the war. This also allowed the Americansto recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian Confederation of Tecumseh. -
The Battle of Thames
The Battle of Thames was the US victory over British and Indian forces in Ontario, Canada. The enabled the US to consolidate its control over the Northwest. -
The Battle of Washington
This was a battle against the United Kindgom of Britain and Ireland. It was an armed conflict during the war of 1812. The British forces, led by General Robert Ross, occupied Washington DC and set fire to many public buildings following the American defeat at the battle of Bladesburg. The British also burned the White House. -
The Battle of Baltimore
Most dangerous period following the war for Independence as Patriots fighting a vengeful foreign power on American shores. The War of 1812 has been called the "second war of independence" it forged national character and demonstrated that Americans would unite not only to win liberty but to keep it. -
The Hartford Convention of 1814
secret meeting of the federalist party delegates from new england who opposed the war of 1812. -
treaty of ghent
suppose to end the war of 1812 took place in belguim the treaty spread slowly GB agreed to relinquish the northwest territory -
battle of new orleans
last battle of the war america agaist brritish Andrew jackson .vs Edward Pakenham America won -
the mexican american war
(i dont know the exact date)was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution.
