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tecumseh
Tecumseh rallied his remaining followers during the War of 1812 and joined British forces in Michigan, playing a key role in defeating American forces at the Siege of Detroit. After Detroit's fall, Tecumseh joined British Major-General Henry Proctor's invasion of Ohio and fought against Harrison and his army. -
Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
The most immediate effect of the Proclamation of Neutrality was that it kept the United States out of a war it wasn't prepared for. In addition, it sparked debates about neutrality, foreign policy, and constitutional authority. Finally, the Proclamation also set a precedent for future foreign policy. -
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impressment to sailors
as it was more commonly known, was recruitment by force. It was a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812. The British navy consistently suffered manpower shortages due to the low pay and a lack of qualified seamen. -
jay treaty
The treaty proved unpopular with the American public but did accomplish the goal of maintaining peace between the two nations and preserving U.S. neutrality. Tensions between the United States and Britain remained high after the Revolutionary War as a result of three key issues. -
chesapeake leopard affair
was a little of both. It was a symbol of the degraded relationship between Great Britain and the United States, and a spark that slowly burned to the unleashing of hostilities in the War of 1812. -
embargo act of 1807
british abuses on the oceans and american indian resistance in the west americans increasingly blamed the british -
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War Hawks
Known as the “War Hawks,” they were mostly young politicians from hailing from the West and South. Led by new Speaker of the House Henry Clay, this small group of Jeffersonian Republicans pressed for a military confrontation to redress American grievances. -
The war of 1812
The war tested not only the young nations resources and strength but the solidarity if its people as well but americans managed both to fight a war and to get the country back on track in the wars aftermath -
treaty of ghent
This "Treaty of Peace and Amity Between the United States and Great Britain" was signed on December 24, 1814. It ended the War of 1812, fought between Great Britain and the United States. For the early decades of the nation's history, relations between the United States and Great Britain remained strained. -
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Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention resulted in a declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England's badly battered trade economy. -
battle of new orlands
The American victory in the Gulf region forced the British to recognize United States claims to Louisiana and West Florida and to ratify the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war. The Battle of New Orleans also marked the state's political incorporation into the Union