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Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
The Proclamation of Neutrality was a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington on April 22, 1793 that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war. -
Jay Treaty
On November 19, 1794 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
To announce his decision not to seek a third term as President, George Washington presented his Farewell Address in a newspaper article September 17, 1796. -
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. -
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's Impact before the War of 1812
Created an alliance of over two dozen indian nations to ally the British during the war. -
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. -
Hartford Convention
Series of meetings from December 15, 1814 – January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, in which the New England Federalist Party met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power -
Battle of New Orleans
December 14, 1814 and January 18, 1815, constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812, and the most one-sided battle of that war. -
Treaty of Ghent
Peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, Belgium.