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Impressment on the U.S.
The British impressed more than 15,000 U.S. sailors to supplement their fleet during their wars with France -
Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
Washington issued a Neutrality Proclamation to define the policy of the United States in response to the spreading war in Europe. -
Jay Treaty
Representatives of the United States and Great Britain signed Jay's Treaty, which sought to settle outstanding issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved since American independence. -
Washington's Farewell Address
In the fall of 1796, nearing the end of his term, George Washington published a farewell address, intended to serve as a guide to future statecraft for the American public and his successors in office. -
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
When the British commander requested permission to search the ship for deserters, the American commodore James Barron refused to muster his crew for inspection. Moments later, the captain of the Leopard responded with a barrage of broadsides, killing three Americans and wounding eighteen. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
While Tecumseh was seeking allies in the South, Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory led troops into the brothers' village of Prophetstown, along the Tippecanoe River. This sparked the Battle of Tippecanoe in which the Americans burned Prophetstown. -
War Hawks
Aggressive young politicians known as the War Hawks, took lead in Congress. The people who were apart of the War Hawks were southern and western farmers and settlers -
Tecumseh (1)
The defeat at Tippecanoe prompted Tecumseh to ally his remaining forces with Great Britain during the War of 1812, where they would play an integral role in the British military success in the Great Lakes region in the coming years. -
The start of the War of 1812
The U.S. declared war on Great Britain -
Tecumseh (2)
After Harrison invaded Canada, the British were forced to flee, and Tecumseh and his men grudgingly followed suit. Harrison pursued them to the Thames River where Tecumseh was killed -
The Star Spangled Banner
After the Americans successful victory against the British attack on Fort McHenry, a lawyer named Francis Scott Key wrote a poem in celebration of the win. The poem was later discovered and became the National Anthem known as the "Star Spangled Banner" -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty made between Great Britain and America in 1814, after the Americas failed to successfully invade Canada. -
Hartford Convention
A series of secret meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, of Federalist delegates from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont who were dissatisfied with Pres. James Madison’s mercantile policies and the progress of the War of 1812. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The Americans won their greatest victory at the Battle of New Orleans. From a strong and entrenched position, General Andrew Jackson routed the British attack. The Americans a small amount of casualties compared the 2,036 casualties of Britain.