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Great Britain was in a conflict with France and in attempts to block supplies from reaching eacchother, both sides attempted to cut off the US from trading with the other
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Britain passed the Orders of Council which required neutral countries to obtain a license from its authorties before trading with France of French colonies
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The Royal Navy practices impressment which is the removing of seamen from US merchant vessels and forcing them to serve on behalf of the British
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US Congress repealed Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act and it was replaced by the Non-Intercourse Act which prohibited trade with Britain and France
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The US creates a Bill stating that if either power dropped trade restrictions against the US, congress would in turn resume non-intercourse with the opposing power
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Napoleon hinted he would stop restrictions with the US and President Madison blocked all trade with Britain
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At the same time as the last events, new members of congress Henry Clay and John Calhoun had begun to agitate for war based on British violations of maritime rights as well as Britain's encouragement of Native American Hostility against American Expansion
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William Henry Harrison led US troops to victory in the Battle of Tippecanoe. The loss made Indians in the Northwest territory realize that they needed British support to prevent American settlets from pushing them further out of their lands
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The "War Hawks" in congress were puting pressure on President Madison to declare war
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President Madison signed a decleration of war with Britain
