history 2

  • Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

    • Declaration that the United States would stay neutral between the conflict with France and Great Britain
    • Warned Americans to not assist either side of the conflict and if help was provided there would be legal consequences
    • Allowed the new nation to avoid European conflict
    • Created a step in to American Foreign Policy
  • Jay Treaty

    • An agreement signed to keep peace between the United States and Great Britain because their was still issues remaining unsolved from the Revolutionary War
    • Britain withdrew its troops from the Northwest Territories by 1796
    • Commissions to resolve disputes over war debts to British Merchants for the American merchants whose ships had already been seized
    • It led to modern international arbitration to settle boundaries
    • Recognized the rights of Native Americans
  • Washington’s Farewell Address

    • Warning against threats to national unity
    • Urged for Americans to stop putting local commitments over national concerns
    • Warned about the dangers of political parties and how they would be the guide to division, corruption, and revenge
    • Warned the dangers of permanent alliances with foreign nations
  • Tecumseh

    • His brother died due to a US force
    • Lead Native-Americans to side with the British
  • Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

    • Naval confrontation that increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain
    • British warship “HMS Leopard” fired on the American warship “USS Chesapeake”
    • Coast of Norfolk, Virginia
    • Chesapeake surrendered
    • British removed 4 sailors accused of desertion (three were Americans who had been impressed into the British Navy)
    • Lead to the Embargo Act - War of 1812
  • Embargo Act 1807

    • Law that restricted all American ships from trading with foreign ports
    • Goal was to enforce economic pressure on to Britain and France instead of going to war
    • Damaged the American economy because the nations found other trading partners
    • Decreased imports
    • Increase in unemployment
    • Economic state is severely unstable
    • This law was ultimately repealed after receiving major backlash
  • War of 1812 Begins

    • War declared against Great Britain
    • Impressment
    • Restrictions on trade due to blockade from Britain and issues trading with France
    • Gained support from the Native Americans
  • Impressment of Sailors

    • A seizure of sailors for manpower on British warships
    • Took naturalized American citizens and even native-born Americans from ships
    • One of the biggest reasons for War of 1812
  • War Hawks

    • Young politicians from the South and West
    • Defended the national honor
    • Encouraged territorial expansion for American to have control and security
    • Ended British and Native American connections
  • Tecumseh

    • Killed during the battle
    • Native forces fought with Will Henry Harrison
    • Ended resistant movement to American Expansion
    • Fought for their land against the US Government
  • Hartford Convention

    • Secret meeting of New England Federalists
    • Discussed grievances regarding the War of 1812
    • “Mr. Madison’s War”
    • Proposed Constitutional Amendments
    • Caused a decline in the Federalists Party
  • Treaty of Ghent

    • Ended the War of 1812
    • Between the United States and Great Britain
    • Failed to talk about the key causes such as impressment of sailors and ship rights
    • Abandoned the Native Americans support
  • Battle of New Orleans

    • A victory fought after the War of 1812 when it officially ended
    • Fought for the Peace Treaty
    • Provided fame and a symbol of American Pride lead by Andrew Jackson