War of 1812

By emilyblassiter

  • Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality

    The formal announcement by President Washington that declared the U.S. in a neutral conflict with FRance and Great Britain. It allowed the U.S. to be neutral throughout the conflict and stay out of the war.

  • Impressment of sailors

    This was a practice of British Royal Navy in which they would board American ships and inspect the crew. They would seize sailors that were accused of "being deserters from British ships." This angered Americans because their sailors were being taken by the British and American ships were also being seized.

  • Jay Treaty

    John Jay was sent to Britain to work out a treaty to solve disagreements between the U.S. and Britain. However, the Jay Treaty didn't solve anything and made Americans mad because they thought it betrayed France.

  • Washington's Farewell Address

    Washington ends his 20 years of public service including two terms as president with his farewell address. Washington advised that political parties should not be formed and that the nation needed to be wary of other nations or conflicts.

  • War Hawks

    The War Hawks were a groups of republican congressmen that were pro-war, especially if it was against Britain. They contributed to the War of 1812 by being vocal supporters of the war and influencing the people around them.

  • Pan-Indian Confederation (Tecumseh)

    Tecumseh was the leader of the Pan-Indian Confederation. The Pan-Indian Confederation was a political confederacy to ban the Indians together and try to prevent any more Indian land being taken from them.

  • Embargo Act

    Embargo Act was an embargo on all trading with other foreign nations. The embargo didn't help the situation with Great Britain and France seizing American ships like it was supposed to, it did the opposite. The Embargo Act was harming the economy of the U.S. because they had no exports or imports.

  • Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

    This was an engagement between American and British ships in which the British were looking for four if it's members. Americans were angered by this and viewed it as humiliating. The British returned 3 alive members and paid for the damages caused. This was a significant relationship between US and Britain.

  • Battle of Tippecanoe (Tecumseh)

    The Battle of Tippecanoe was when the Prophetstown settlement was burned and the food supply was destroyed. The Prophetstown settlement was established by Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian political leader and war chief. Tecumseh tried to rebuild his settlement but then the War of 1812 broke out, so he went to aid the British.

  • War of 1812 Begins

    The United States declared war on Britain because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that were trading with France.

  • Hartford Convention

    The Hartford Convention was a series of secret meetings in Hartford, Connecticut where the New England Federalist party met to discuss grievances about the War of 1812. They adopted a strong states rights position and expressed their opinions in a series resolutions.

  • Treaty of Gnent

    The Treaty of Gnent was the treaty that ended the war of 1812. All teritory was returned and the Great lakes region were opened for American expansion. The War of 1812 was seen as a U.S. victory.

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle between Americans and British after the peace treaty had been signed to end the war. The future President Jackson leads us to victory killing 8,000 British.