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Chesapeake Affair
naval engagement that occurred off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, on 22 June 1807, between the British warship HMS Leopard and American frigate USS Chesapeake -
Embargo Act
embargo enacted by the United States Congress against the United Kingdom and France during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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War of 1812
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Non-Intercourse Act
his Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. The intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. -
Macon's Bill #2
intended to motivate Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels during the Napoleonic Wars -
War Hawks
twenty Democratic Republicans who persuaded Congress into supporting a declaration of war against Britain. -
Washington D.C. Burned
The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an attack during the War of 1812 between British forces and those of the United States of America. -
Battle for New Orleans
Final battle in The War of 1812 -
Treaty of Ghent
peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 -
Hartford Convention
in U.S. history, a secret meeting of Federalist delegates from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, at Hartford, Conn., inspired by Federalist opposition to President James Madison’s mercantile policies and the War of 1812. The convention adopted a strong states’ rights position and expressed its grievances in a series of resolutions against military conscription and commercial regulations. News of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, along -
American System
economic plan that played a prominent role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century.