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- Announcement by President Washington
- Announced the neutral stance America had during the war between France and Britain
- Warned that legal action would take place if Americans went against this
- Washington wanted to protect America since it had just come to be
- Washington wanted to protect the economic stance of America, and going to war would not help that
- Sparked conflict since some people viewed France as an ally
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- Treaty between America and Great Britain
- Helped resolve issues from the American Revolution
- Britain had posts on American soil, which caused America to lose money
- Washington felt as if this treaty was needed to help prevent another war, which was something America did not need at the time
- Britain would remove their troops from American soil, and would help re-establish boundaries
- Established peaceful trade
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- Announced Washington's retirement from the presidency
- Warned the citizens of America against foreign allies, political parties, and other things that could diminish the value of the country
- Told the people to stick to the way of the Constitution
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- Was a battle between the HMS Leopard and the USS Chesapeake
- Leopard fired shots at Chesapeake and ended up invading the ship
- The sailors of Leopard were looking for British deserters, but hurt and killed Americans in the process
- One of the main events that led to the War of 1812
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- Act that was declared by Thomas Jefferson
- Stopped trade with foreign countries like Britain
- Jefferson wanted this act to prove America's neutrality and protest against the harassment sailors were facing
- Harmed the economic stance of America since it heavily relied on foreign trade
- Americans began smuggling foreign goods because they needed
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- Tecumseh fought in a battle called the Battle of Fallen Timbers
- Battle between the U.S. Army and the Northwest Indian Confederation
- Due to the Indians' loss, America gained more territory in Ohio
- Motivated Tecumseh's rise in being a leader
- Due to a mutual hate towards America, Tecumseh and Britain became allies
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- The War Hawks were a group of Americans who very strongly wanted America to go to war with Britain
- Mainly consisted of young Americans who were from Southern and Western states
- Were a major push towards the War of 1812
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- During the war, Tecumseh had taken over Detroit, but during this process, he was killed by Richard Johnson
- Due to this, Native tribes would collapse and lose their land
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- The act of the British sailors when they seized American sailors so they could fill in the ranks they needed
- Forced American sailors to participate in the British Navy
- Continued to motivate the reasons for the War of 1812, as America was losing its sailors
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- After James Madison made a speech to Congress listing the grievances America had against Britain, the War of 1812 was declared
- Many things motivated this war: the impressment of American sailors, and restrictions on trade
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- A secret meeting between the Federalist Party of New England
- Expressed their disagreement with the War
- Proposed the idea of making amendments to protect the states' rights
- The creation of these amendments was denied
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- Officially ended the War of 1812
- Restored the boundaries from pre-war
- Signed by both American representatives and British representatives
- Though this was supposed to stop the fighting, it continued for a few more weeks
- Was finally signed by the U.S. Senate on February 16th, 1815
- Included a commitment that ended the slave trade