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Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by the US President George Washington. It declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceeding against any American providing assistance to any country at war. -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington's Farewell Address was a handwritten address that Washington wrote to warn the American people of the dangers of political parties. He also warned against long-term alliances with other nations. He felt that long-term alliances and political parties would divide the nation. -
Jay's Treaty
Jay's Treaty was a treaty that was written to get the British to surrender the western forts. It was a treaty between the US and Great Britain to avert war. It was used to settle issues between them that were unresolved. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. It was between the British warship HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The crew of Leopard chased and attacked the USS Chesapeake looking for deserters from the Royal Navy. -
Embargo Act of 1807
Congress passed the Embargo Act to forbid all foreign commerce. President Thomas Jefferson used this as an attempt to keep American ships from trading in foreign ports. After Britain refused to stop seizing America's ships and imprisoning America's people, Jefferson used this act to punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade. -
Tecumseh
Battle of Tippecanoe, (November 7, 1811), victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh’s brother Laulewasikau (Tenskwatawa), known as the Prophet. The battle took place at Prophetstown, the Indian capital on the Tippecanoe River and the site of the present town of Battle Ground, near Lafayette, Indiana. -
War Hawks
A War Hawk is a term used in politics for someone favoring war in a debate over whether to go to war, or whether to continue or escalate an existing war. -
Impressment of Sailors
Jay's Treaty was written to withdraw the British soldiers from the ports, but continue fur trade with the Indians. It did not address the impressment on American sailors by the British. The American ships were getting seized by both the French and the British, due to the two being at war together. Though, the British took the sailors and imprisoned them. Some were forced to fight alongside them again their own nation. -
War of 1812 Begins
American outrage had opened at the British impressment on the sailors. The US gained a lot of debt and got defeated by the British, Canada, and Native American troops. -
Tecumseh 2
A combined British and Indian force is defeated by General William Harrison's American army at the Battle of the Thames near Ontario, Canada. The battle gave control of the western theater to the United States in the War of 1812. Tecumseh died in this battle. -
Hartford Convention
This is when the members discussed their grievance concerning the War of 1812. Met to discuss the impact of the War of 1812 on the states’ economies and how the Democratic Republican political party was increasing in power. The New England states did not support the war. These states feared a land invasion and refused to place their militias under federal control. -
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812 between the US and Great Britain.
Ended any hope that Great Britain could reclaim territory that was lost during the Revolutionary War.
All conquered territory was to be returned
Commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the US and Canada. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson led a small, poorly equipped force to a decisive American victory against 8,000 British troops in the Battle of New Orleans. It also proved to be the final major battle of the War of 1812. Because the decisive victory was followed shortly afterward by news of a peace treaty, many Americans at the time mistakenly believed the Battle of New Orleans had won the war.