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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. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war. -
Jay Treaty.
U.S. History. the agreement in 1794 between England and the U.S. by which limited trade relations were established, England agreed to give up its forts in the northwestern frontier, and a joint commission was set up to settle border disputes. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
In his farewell address, Washington exhorted Americans to set aside their violent likes and dislikes of foreign nations, lest they be controlled by their passions: “The nation which indulges toward another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slave. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake Affair (sometimes called the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair) was a little of both. It was 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. -
Embargo Act 1807
Jefferson's Embargo Act outlawed trade between America and any foreign port, effectively closing in the American economy. The Embargo Act was one of the major factors leading up to the War of 1812 as it ended up increasing the hostilities that already existed between America and Britain. -
War Hawks
Known as the “War Hawks,” they were mostly young politicians from hailing from the West and South. Led by new Speaker of the House Henry Clay, this small group of Jeffersonian Republicans pressed for a military confrontation to redress American grievances. -
Tecumseh (1)
Summer 1811: Tecumseh attempts to negotiate with white ...
In 1811, the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh tried to negotiate with the American government to stop western expansion into native lands. -
War Hawks.
War Hawk, in U.S. history, any of the 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.
Impressment, or “press gang” as it was more commonly known, was recruitment by force. It was a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812. The British navy consistently suffered manpower shortages due to the low pay and a lack of qualified seamen. -
War of 1812 Begins
In Britain's effort to control the world's oceans, the British Royal Navy encroached upon American maritime rights and cut into American trade during the Napoleonic Wars. In response, the young republic declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812. -
Tecumseh (2)
During the War of 1812, Tecumseh's Indian Confederacy allied with the British in The Canadas, and helped in the capture of Fort Detroit. -
Hartford Convention
Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, in December 1814, party delegates secretly debated—and rejected—secession; instead, they drafted constitutional amendments strengthening state controls over commerce and militias. -
Treaty of Ghent
This "Treaty of Peace and Amity Between the United States and Great Britain" was signed on December 24, 1814. It ended the War of 1812, fought between Great Britain and the United States. For the early decades of the nation's history, relations between the United States and Great Britain remained strained. -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent (1814) | National Archives
A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. -
Battle of New Orleans
Jan 8, 1815. The United States achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The battle thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj.