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Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
War broke out between France and Great Britain in 1793, Washington decided that the United States should remain neutral in foreign affairs. The Proclamation of Neutrality was the official announcement of U.S. government policy toward the hostile and aggressive attitudes during that year's onset of war between France and Britain. -
Jay Treaty
This was the treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation. Between the United States and Britain. This was meant to resolve the remaining issues after the Treaty of Paris. This was to evacuate Northwest Territory and to end the attacks on american commerce. It also was granting the US trading privileges in England and the British East Indies. It declared the Mississippi river open to both countries. But France took this as a violation of a treaty it had previously with America. -
Washingtons Farewell Address
George Washington's Farewell Address announced that he would not seek a third term as president. It warned against the rise of political parties and sectionalism as a threat to national unity. At the time Federalists and Republicans were divided between being pro-British and pro-French. Although the ideas expressed were Washington's, Alexander Hamilton wrote a large part of the address. -
Embargo Act 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by Congress forbidding all exportation of goods from the United States. Britain and France had been continuously harassing the U.S. and seizing U.S. ship's and men. The U.S. was not prepared to fight in a war, so Pres. Jefferson hoped to weaken Britain and France by stopping trade. -
Chesapeake Leopard Affair
The Leopard tried to search the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake refused to stop, so the Leopard shot their guns at the American boat. The British ended up killing 3 Americans and forced three Americans to work in the British navy. -
Impressment of sailors
This was when Britain's navy took sailors off of american ships and accused them of being deserters of british ships. This was one of the four causes of the War of 1812. -
Tecumseh
He was a warrior chief who organized a Native American confederacy. He did this to create an Indian state to stop white settlers from settling in the Northwest Territory. He thought that Indians should join together and put aside their differences to save their land, and their culture from being taken and erased. He led his people against the US in many different battles. He supported the British in the War of 1812. -
War Hawks
War Hawks were a group of southerners and westerners from US congress that supported going to war with Great Britain. They usually were the ones who were pressuring James Madison who was the president at the time to declare war on Great Britain. -
Beginning of War of 1812
President James Madison declared war. This was in response to the British creating an economy blockade of France and capturing seamen. The Warhawks had been trying to encourage the war and hoping that there was a territorial gain to be made for the US. -
Treaty of Ghent
It ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border. The treaty was signed in 1814 in the city of Ghent in Belgium. -
Hartford Convention
This was held to discuss the progress of the war and how the delegates disliked it. (connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.) This was composed of mostly federalists that were concerned for the federal government gaining more power. This resulted in a declaration asking the federal government to protect New England and to supply aid to their damaged trade economy. -
Battle of New Orleans
Between British army and The US army. This was the greatest victory achieved by the US army of the war of 1812. This stopped the British from taking control of a big US port. It was fought after he peace treaty ending the war of 1812 had been signed. This battle also helped Andrew Jackson(The Major General in the war) to win the election for presidency.
