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andrew jackson
Andrew Jackson was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. -
washington's proclamation of nuetrality
On April 22, 1793, President George Washington issued a Neutrality Proclamation to define the policy of the United States in response to the spreading war in Europe -
jay treaty
the agreement in 1794 between England and the U.S. by which limited trade relations were established, England agreed to give up its forts in the northwestern frontier, and a joint commission was set up to settle border disputes. -
washington's farewell address
Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. Washington said to stay neutral with other countries. -
chesapeake leopard affair
The Chesapeake–Leopard affair was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The crew of Leopard pursued, attacked, and boarded the American frigate, looking for deserters from the Royal Navy. -
embargo act 1807
Embargo Act, Legislation by the U.S. Congress in December 1807 that closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain. The act was Pres. Thomas Jefferson's response to British and French interference with neutral U.S. merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars. was used to try and stop the impressment. -
impressment of sailors
The impressment or forcible seizure of American seamen by the British Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries has traditionally been viewed as a primary cause of the War of 1812. -
war hawks
Known as the “War Hawks,” they were mostly young politicians hailing from the West and South. Led by the new Speaker of the House Henry Clay, this small group of Jeffersonian Republicans pressed for a military confrontation to redress American grievances. -
battle of tippecanoe
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. -
tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Shawnee warrior chief who organized a Native American confederacy in an effort to create an autonomous Indian state and stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory (modern-day Great Lakes region).tecumseh was not yet ready to oppose the United States by force and was away recruiting allies when Harrison's army arrived. -
star spangled banner
Made by Francis Scott Key, tells what he was witnessing during an attack. -
beginning of the war of 1812
On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, marking the beginning of the War of 1812. -
tecumseh 2
America went to war against the United Kingdom in 1812, at which point Tecumseh and the remnant of his forces struck a deal to support the British. He and his Confederacy fought alongside the British throughout the Great Lakes region, including the capture of Fort Meigs and Fort Detroit. -
hartford convention
The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings, held in secret, between December 15, 1814, and January 5, 1815, in Hartford, Connecticut, New England. added amendments to the constitution. -
treaty of ghent
Treaty of Ghent, (Dec. 24, 1814), agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions). -
battle of new orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. happened after the war because of not getting war treaty information yet.