Events leading to the War of 1812

  • Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

  • Jay Treaty

    The Jay Treaty was between America and Britain. The treaty addressed the issues of the British not removing the forts in America, arming the native Americans. More importantly, it was America’s last attempt to resolve the issue of imprisoning sailors and seizing of ships. The treaty was unsuccessful.
  • Washington’s Farewell Address

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    Impressment of sailors

    Great Britain was imprisoning American Sailors in seizing American ships because A. Great Britain believed that the American ships were supplying France and B. The British needed more navy members and were forcefully drafting American sailors into the navy.
  • Embargo Act of 1807

    Placed the embargos on Britain and France. The embargos were unsuccessful in stopping the war between the two, but was useful in showing that the U.S. was remaining neutral to both.
  • War Hawks

    Young republican people that grew up on stories of the American revolution and were willing to fight in the second revolutionary
  • Tecumseh's Alliance

  • War of 1812 Begins

    The war of 1812 was fought between America and Great Britain. The war lasted two years, formally ending in 1814
  • Tecumseh's Death

    Tecumseh died in the battle of Thames. Once Tecumseh died, the alliance between Britain and the Native Americans was greatly weakened. With the end of the alliance, the Americans were able to further expand west again.
  • Battle of New Orleans

  • Hartford Convention