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Impressment of Sailors
The British forcibly enlisted thousands of American men into the Royal Navy from passing ships, and refused to recognize that Americans had renounced their British citizenship. -
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
A formal announcement issued by the US President George Washington on April 22, 1793, that declared the nation neutral in the war between France and Great Britain. -
Jay Treaty
which sought to settle outstanding issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved since American independence. -
Washington's Farewell Address
He wrote the letter near the end of his second term intended to serve as a guide to future statecraft for the American public and his successors in office. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
A naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia on June 22, 1807, between the British warship HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. -
Embargo Act of 1807
A law that was passed by the US Congress and President Thomas Jefferson, the law prohibited the trade between US ships in any foreign ports in an attempt to stop the seizing of US ships by France and Great Britain. -
Warhawks
Someone favoring war in a debate over whether to go to war, or whether to continue or escalate an existing war. Their primary goal was to go to war with Britain -
Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Shawnee Native American born in 1768 in Ohio. Tecumseh opposed the United States and eventually joined the British with a force of Natives to go against the Americans. The Battle of Thames in 1813 was where he died, his death marked the end of the end of the Native American alliance with England. -
War of 1812 Begins
Madison signed the measure into law and proclaimed it the next day. This was the first time that the United States had declared war on another nation. -
Death of Tecumseh
The Battle of Thames in 1813 was where he died, his death marked the end of the end of the Native American alliance with England. -
Battle of New Orleans
Lasted until January 18, 1815, constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812, and the most one-sided battle of that war. -
Hartford Convention
A series of meetings from December 15, 1814 to January 5, 1815 in Hartford, Connecticut, US. In which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances of the ongoing War of 1812. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the treaty that ended the War of 1812. Both sides signed the treaty on December 24, 1814 in the city of Ghent, Belgium.
