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While American sailors would travel to trade, British Naval forces would stop the vessel and forcibly seize and enlist the seamen into the British force, even though this was deemed illegal under Americans sovereignty, the British didn't care. -
Made on April 22, 1793, Washington made an official announcement, stating that they were neutral between the war of France and Great Britain. -
During 1794, John Jay went over with a negotiation for Great Britain, The Treaty was there to settle old disputes between America and Great Britain such as old Britain military ports in America after they promised to take them down. -
During 1796, Washington stepped down from his position as the president, giving people warnings so they wouldn't mess up the government, warning them to not let a dangerous government and to make as many allies as they could. -
During 1807, there was a confrontation between America and Great Britain where a British ship (HMS Leopard) fired onto an American ship (USS Chesapeake), thinking they had British deserters. -
In 1807, Jefferson, in an attempt to stop Great Britain from taking things of theirs such as ship, passed an act where they could take cargo to foreign places and foreign countries couldn't trade with them, sending America into an economic spiral. -
Tecumseh was a strategic speaker and was usually found forming an alliance with Great Britain, one time to stop the Americans from taking Natives land and driving them up west once more, but during 1813 in Battle of Thames he was killed, dismantling the pan-Indian alliance. -
The war Hawks were individuals who advocated for armed conflict rather than trying to use diplomatic solutions, they were the opposite of "war doves" who would rather use anything but armed conflict to solve issues. -
This was the second war specifically between America and Great Britain, they were primarily fighting over British interfering with American trade and because they were still impressing American sailors into the British Royal Navy. They caused numerous battles in America, tried to invade Canada, and even tried burning down Washington D.C. -
This was a peace treaty on December 24, 1814 in Ghent, Belgium, allowing the war of 1812 to officially be over.
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During the war of 1812 New England delegates from the Federalists party decided to start meeting up in secret. Since they were all dissatisfied with the economic impact and the federal governments over reach, they tried to make their own constitutional amendments to curb the power of the Federalists and protect states right, their idea ultimately failed though. -
During 1815 this battle was one of the most important, where an American army was led by Andrew Jackson, ultimately defeating a better-trained and larger British Army from invading and taking the Mississippi river and New Orleans.