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Imprisonment of Sailors.
Britain’s Navy would take over American ships and kidnap American sailors. They were only able to accompilish this by them being low on manpower. Impressment was when they drafted men to wars when needed. The British took about 15,000 US sailors for the Napoleonic Wars. This was one of the main causes of the start of the War of 1812. -
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington announced the Proclamation of Neutrality after the war between France and Great Britain was trying to get the US involved. Great Britain would take over US ships that were traveling to France believing the US was helping them. -
Jay's Treaty
Jay’s Treaty helped settle peace between Great Britain and the United States. British agreed to abandon ports in the Northwest region. It stopped Britain from stopping and interfering with US trade. It also stopped Great Britain from telling the Natives to attack west American towns. -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington’s farewell address tells the people about how political parties can damage nations. Washington states the country needs to not get involved in wars and European affairs. They need to stay neutral and not favor one country over another. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
A naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on 22 June 1807, between the British warship HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. -
Embargo Act of 1807
Law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. In 1806, France passed a law that prohibited trade between neutral parties, like the U.S., and Britain. -
Impressment of Sailors
After farewell address, before actual war
Sailors were stolen and forced to join G.B.s navy. The British practice of manning naval ships with "pressed" men, who were forcibly placed into service, was a common one in English history, dating back to medieval times. -
Tecumseh's Impact before the War of 1812
Created an alliance of over two dozen indian nations to ally the British during the war. -
War hawks
A group of pro-war Republicans, led by Speaker of the House. Henry Clay, argued that military force was the only option left to combat British imperiousness. These “War Hawks” were not a majority of the party, but over time, their influence acted on more skeptical party members. -
Tecumseh During the War
Led a remnant of the confederation into an alliance with Britain during the War of 1812. At the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the British and Native Americans were defeated by an American force, Tecumseh was killed, and the surviving Native Americans withdrew from the alliance. died-October 5, 1813 -
War of 1812 Begins
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies.