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declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain.
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naval captains had the right to stop ships at sea, search for deserters and other British citizens, and force them to join the crews of warships
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sought to settle outstanding issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved since American independence.
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Washington exhorted Americans to set aside their violent likes and dislikes of foreign nations, lest they be controlled by their passions
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a symbol of the degraded relationship between Great Britain and the United States, and a spark that slowly burned to the unleashing of hostilities in the War of 1812.
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closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain.
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mostly young politicians from hailing from the West and South
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primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy
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Shawnee Indian political leader and leader of the pan-Indian coalition, known as Tecumseh's Confederacy
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U.S victory against Great Britain in the war of 1812 and was the final major battle of conflict
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party delegates secretly debated—and rejected—secession; instead, they drafted constitutional amendments strengthening state controls over commerce and militias.
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Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade