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Impressment of sailors
a practice that directly affected the U.S. and was even one of the causes of the War of 1812 -
Jay treaty
sought to settle outstanding issues between the two countries that had been left unresolved since American independence. -
washington’s farewell address
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. -
embargo act
democratic Republicans felt humiliated by the failure of the embargo against Britain -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake -
War Hawks
hey were mostly young politicians from hailing from the West and South -
tecumseh
wanted to preserve the American Indian culture -
tecumseh
he was seeking for allies -
War of 1812 Begins
was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its own indigenous allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. -
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Hartford Convention
they drafted constitutional amendments strengthening state controls over commerce and militias -
Treaty of ghent
he peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. -
Battle of New Orleans
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.