War of 1812

By giselle_sanchez

  • Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

    Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
    Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality was something to keep the United States from being involved in the war that was going on between Great Britain and France.

  • Jay Treaty

    Jay Treaty
    The Jay Treaty was a treaty that permitted any conflicts between Great Britain and the United States to be settled. Great Britain withdrew its defenses and allowed trade to resume between the two.

  • Washington’s Farewell Address

    Washington’s Farewell Address
    Washington’s Farewell Address was a speech delivered as a farewell to his presidency. Washington also stated that we shouldn’t let the political parties divide them and that we should maintain good relations with foreign countries.

  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act
    The embargo act cuts off trade; no exports or imports of goods were allowed. This happened because he wished they would respect our neutrality, but it didn’t work since they kept trading with everyone else. It hurts the American economy and doesn’t do anything for Great Britain.

  • Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

    Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
    The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair involved a British ship seizing an American ship sailing in the Mediterranean, and the British inflicted 18 injuries and killed three people.

  • Tecumseh

    Tecumseh
    Tecumseh was the Shawnee tribe leader. There was a battle happening in Tippecanoe, which led to the defeat of this tribe but also led to massacres.

  • War Hawks

    War Hawks
    The United States went to war because the democratic republicans stated that they should.

  • War of 1812 Begins

    War of 1812 Begins
    United States had declared war on Great Britain because they didn't respect the Neutrality.

  • Impressment of sailors

    Impressment of sailors
    The impressment of the sailors was the British Navy's sending in officers to the American ships to seize them. This caused tension between the British and Americans.

  • Tecumseh

    Tecumseh
    They helped the British fight and this is whenever Tecumseh died and the tribe fell.

  • Hartford Convention

    Hartford Convention
    They discuss their opposition to the war and they also mentioned changes that should be made within the country, such as the elimination of the 3/5 compromise.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent
    This was signed to end the war in a peaceful way, the war between Great Britain and United States.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans
    The Americans fought against the British Army, but the United States one.