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Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war. -
Jay Treaty
Representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed Jay’s Treaty, which they thought this would settle outstanding issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved since the American independence. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a farewell to friends and the fellow-citizens after 20 years of public service to the United States. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake-Leopard affair was an engagement between the British warship, the HMS Leopard, and the American frigate, and the USS Chesapeake. The crew of the British HMS Leopard ship confronted the American Chesapeake ship in search of the four of its members who had emptied the Royal Navy. -
Embargo Act 1807
This was an attempt by President Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Congress to prohibit American ships from trading in foreign ports -
Impressment of sailors
Impressment of sailors was the practice of Britain's Royal Navy of sending officers to board American ships, inspect the crew, and seize sailors accused of being deserters from British ships. -
War Hawks
These were young Southerners and Westerners elected to the U.S. Congress in 1810, where their territorial ambitions in the Northwest and Florida inspired them to agitate for war with Great Britain. -
War of 1812
This was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. -
Tecumseh
Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy that opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and the War of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was the final major battle of the War of 1812, fought between the British Empire and the newly formed United States -
Treaty of Ghent
This was a treaty that was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812, where everyone agreed that all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. War of 1812 -
Hartford Convention
These were a series of meetings from December 15, 1814 to January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, in which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power.