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Impressment of Sailors
(1793-1812) Thousands of US men were taken by force by the British into their military, usually by boarding the US ships and seizing the sailors. The US did not like this even though Britain had a right to do this considering they were in war, and eventually declared war on Britain in 1812, viewed today as a major reason for the War of 1812. -
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
In his Proclamation, Washington was declaring his peace with Europe since they were starting a war he wanted no part in. It stated that any American who violated the policy of being friendly and instead helped the nations in the war would be prosecuted -
Jay Treaty
Agreement between the US and Britain stating the resolution of their issues and avoiding war between the tow countries. Many disagreed with this treaty and argued that it made American trade worse and gave too many exceptions to the British, but overall was pleased that it avoided a war for America. -
Washington's Farewell Address
Nearing the end of Washington's second term as President, Washington wrote this letter to somewhat help guide the future of the US. He warned the US to be wary of foreign entanglements and to avoid political parties and many other things of what he thinks would help America stay together as one and to be successful. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The American Warship "Chesapeake" was stopped by British ship "Leopard" who tried to impress the American sailors whom refused, which resulted in a battle between the two in which the American ship had lost. The British forcefully took several of the sailors which caused Americans to be extremely upset with the British and wanted more respect regarding their neutrality with them and slowly began to lead to the resentment towards Britain and the War of 1812. -
The Embargo Act
Made by Thomas Jefferson to stop all trade with foreign nations and in in regards of the Chesapeake-Leopard affair. Intending to show the British and French the US's independence and to stop them from intervening with America's trade as a punishment, it resulted in America's trade weakening and declining extremely. -
War Hawks
Young members of Congress who would constantly push Congress to declare war and to stand up to Britain's disrespect towards them, and the only way to do that they felt was to go to war with them. -
Tecumseh
Indian Chief Tecumseh led his people to fight against the US and was an ally with the British during the War of 1812. He wanted all Indian tribes to fight back to regain their stolen land and freedom and wanted independence for them. Following his death in the Battle of Thames in 1813, the Indian confederacy began to decline, failing his dreams of their independence -
War of 1812 Begins
At last the US goes to war with Britain after constant violations made by the British that the US were fed up with. -
Hartford Convention
A series of secret meetings throughout 3 weeks held to discuss the relationship between the New England States and the Federalists and to protest how the Federalists have continued to be involved in the War of 1812. They also discussed how they could aid and protect the New England states during the war. -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty that declared the end the War of 1812. The British agreed to remove their soldiers from American land as well as declare Americas independence and what were rightfully their territories. -
Battle of New Orleans
Since the war had just recently been declared over, some British forces were not informed of this. They marched into New Orleans not knowing the American troops were expecting them and resulted in one of the best US victories in history and was the last battle to occur between the US and Britiain.