The War of 1812

By Bruce Libengood II

  • Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

  • Embargo act 1807

    The Embargo Act of 1807 was an attempt by President Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Congress to punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade while the two major European powers were at war with each other.

  • War of 1812 begins

  • Tecumseh

  • Impressment of sailors

  • Jay Treaty

  • Tecumseh

  • Hartford Convention

  • Battle of New Orleans

  • Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

  • War Hawks

  • Treaty of Ghent

  • Washington’s Farewell Address