-
Tecumseh
A Shawnee chief that promoted Resistance against the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. -
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793, that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain -
Jay Treaty
Treaty between America and Great Britain that stopped a war from happening. -
Washington's farewell address
George Washington wrote it as a valedictory to friends and fellow citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of his second term of presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress. -
Chesapeake Leopard affair
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. -
War Hawks
Expansionists primarily composed of young Southerners and Westerners elected to the U.S. Congress in 1810, whose territorial ambitions in the Northwest and Florida inspired them to agitate for war with Great Britain. -
Impressment of sailors.
The British would kidnap American sailors and employ them into the British navy. -
War of 1812
-
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814 -
Tecumseh
Also was the leader of the Native American Revolution. -
Hartford convention
Series of meetings from December 15th, 1814 all the way to January 5th,1815. -
Battle of New Orleans
A Naval battle between America and The British.