British begin to impress American sailors and force them to work on British Ships.
James Madison delivers a report regarding British interference and impressment of sailors.
The American ship Chesapeake is fired upon by the British ship Leopard causing an international incident.
Thomas Jefferson imposes an embargo on Great Britain but it results in economic disaster for American merchants and is discontinued in 1809.
James Madison is inaugurated President of the United States.
War Congress convenes. The Battle of Tippecanoe (in present-day Indiana), considered the first battle of the War of 1812, takes place between Tecumseh's brother, The Prophet, and William Henry Harrison's army.
