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Impressment of Sailors
The impressment of sailors led to the War of 1812 because the British were seizing American ships, capturing the sailors, and forcing them into the British navy. The United States didn't like the British doing this because it violated the Americans rights by taking the sailors out of the country and forcing them to work. This was one of the reasons why the United States declared war on the British. -
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington created this proclamation because he thought that it would be best for the nation to remain neutral while Great Britain and France were going at war with one another. Washington knew that America didn't have the money, resources, or military that was needed to fight in another war. Both nations were trying to get the United States to fight on their side, but Washington knew that this wouldn't turn out good. He decided to trade with both nations to prevent problems. -
Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty was written John Jay as an attempt to establish peace between Great Britain and America. Washington sent Jay to Great Britain to negotiate a treaty between the two nations. The British were impressing American sailors, refusing to leave western forts or U.S. soil, and they were giving weapons to the Native Americans. The Jay Treaty was meant to fix all of these problems, but it didn't. This treaty was only ratified because it was the other option that could be taken to avoid war. -
Washington's Farewell Address
In Washington's Farewell Address, he stated that no permanent alliances should be made with foreign nations. He didn't want to form alliances with other nations because he knew that they meant that the United States would have to help other foreign nations who were currently at war, but he wanted to prevent this at all costs. This led to the War of 1812 occurring because it influenced how the United States were against war occurring, yet they declared war in the War of 1812. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair was where the British warship (Leopard) was attacking the American ship (USS Chesapeake). Four members of the British navy had escaped and the Americans had taken them in, so the members were now on the American ship. The British was now attacking the Americans ship because they wanted to get back their members. This led to the War of 1812 because it angered the United States and made them more willing to fight against the British now. -
Embargo Act of 1807
The Embargo Act of 1807 was created by Jefferson and it was imposing an embargo on foreign trade, specifically between Britain and France.It was created in order for the British and French to respect American neutrality and to stop impressing sailors. It ended up hurting the Americans more since their trade and economy was affected.This led to the war because the British hadn't ended their restrictions on American trade yet, so Madison asked Congress to call a declaration of war.Too late, (d.h.) -
Tecumseh
The Battle of Tippecanoe- this was where Tecumseh was trying to unite Indian tribes in the Northwest Territory, make them prepared to fight against the American white men, and defend themselves. The Indians lost this battle. It caused the Indians to join forces with the British, which is one of the nations that the U.S. despises. This caused the U.S. to consider going to war with Great Britain since the Native Americans were now fighting with the British. (Invasion of Ohio) -
War Hawks
The War Hawks were a group of members that were a part of the Republic Congress. They noticed how the foreign nations, specifically Britain, was treating the Americans. This caused the War Hawks to go against the British and try to influence America into declaring war with Great Britain. -
War of 1812 Begins
The War of 1812 was a war between the U.S. and Britain. The British were violating U.S. maritime rights, so the U.S. had to fight the British because they thought this was wrong and wanted their rights back. Americans were also fighting because the British were using impressment on the American sailors and restricting American trade. This led to Indians not being able to resist American expansion, United States gained control of areas in Spain, and the Federalists were upset. Liked the British. -
Tecumseh
Tecumseh helped the British capture Detroit, so this led to the Indians favoring British and showed that they were willing to help them since both nations didn't like the United States. This caused the United States to have even more enemies, which led to them declaring war since they had to fight off the attacks and protect their nation and economy. -
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was where the New England Federalist Party had a meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. In this meeting, the Federalist Party was discussing all of the political problems that they were facing because of the War of 1812. They believed that the problems going on could be fixed if the federal government would protect New England and support their financial aid since New England did not have the strongest economy, which was probably caused by a lack of trade or not as much trade. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 and was signed by American and British representatives in Ghent, Belgium. It made Britain lose hope of regaining any of the territory that was lost during the Revolutionary War. This treaty also returned all territorial conquests back to America and Britain. Americans and the British wanted this treaty to settle future disputes because the Americans and the British were tired of fighting one another. -
Battle of New Orleans
The British and Americans fought again in another battle even after the peace treaty was created. This battle was fought because the British were trying to gain control of an American port.The British and the Americans didn't know that the war ended, which is why this battle was fought, so it was like this battle ended the War of 1812 in some of the Americans and British eyes, but the Treaty of Ghent actually ended the war.Americans were still fighting for their rights that were violated at sea.
