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The British Navy was kidnapping American Sailors and forcing them to work for our enemies.
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Washington said that the nation would not get to fight for either side in the Anglo-French wars that had started in 1109 and would not end until 16 years after he died. The Nation was under economic distress when he took over and he thought it would help to steer clear of conflicts. -
John Jay, lead justice for the Supreme Court is sent to Britain to try and make peace with the British. this treaty does not work. -
Washington refused to serve a third term, he also warns against political parties which could divide the nation against themselves, he also says to stay out of Europe which stays in place until the Quasi-War two years later.
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A major naval battle between Great Britain and the U.S.A., this battle led to the attack and boarding of the American's USS Chesapeake Frigate by the crew of the fourth-rate HMS Leopard, this led to the capture of 3 Americans and then the Embargo Act of 1807. -
The Embargo Act stops trade with all nations such as Great Britain and France, this act made the U.S. suffer extreme financial hardships. -
Tecumseh was a Native American leader who gathered forces to rebel against the U.S. settlers moving in on their lands. He forms a confederacy with his new friends and it is named after him. -
War hawks were Southerners and Westerners who thought the war should be waged because the British were helping the Indians (Native Americans) and it prevents Westward expansion to gain natural resources and national growth. -
Tecumseh thought that the war would be enough to cause an independent Indian Nation. He travels north to Canada to form an alliance with the British against the Americans who pose threats to the land claims of the Natives. He dies during the Battle of the Thames due to being overrun by the Americans and getting shot in the head. -
The Americans declare war against Britain due to impressment of sailors. -
The Hartford Convention was a meeting of federalists where issues about the national government and the War of 1812 were discussed -
The Treaty of Ghent was designed to stop the War of 1812, though the war did not end until the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. This treaty said that all hostilities were to stop immediately. -
The end of the War of 1812, led by future president Andrew Jackson. The Americans and British had not yet heard the news of the Treaty of Ghent that ended the war but it resulted in the largest American land victory of this war.