War 1812 timeline

  • Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality

    Declared neutral conflict between France and Great
    Britain, which Washington felt that the United States wasn’t ready to enter another war in 1793.
  • Impressment of sailors

    between 1793 and 1812 British Soldiers forced American sailors to
    become part of the British navy.
  • Washington’s Farewell Address

    Washington’s farewell address is a letter addressing that he shall not seeking a 3rd term as president. He warms political parties and sectionalism as a threat to national unit.
  • Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

    The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair is an incident in 1807 that brought
    a war crisis when the British warship Leopard attacked the American warship Chesapeake. This was
    the degraded relationship between Great Britain and the United States.
  • Embargo Act 1807

    Since the British were impressing American sailors, America cut off any
    trading with the British as ways of punishment.
  • War Hawks

    Aggressive young politicians that took lead in congress in 1811 they advocated for
    America invaded Canada to drive the British out of North America.
  • War of 1812

    Begins- A war that United States started declaring over the United Kingdom caused
    By limited trade with Europe.
  • Tecumseh

    Led a multi-tribunal army against America in the war of 1812. On the British side.
  • Tecumseh 2

    The battle of the Thames resulted in the death of him and made british retreat, resulting in the end of the war.
  • The Star- Spangled Banner

    In 1814 Francis Scott Key made a poem to celebrate the victory on Fort Mchenry. It is now representing a symbol of American history that ranks with the statue of
    freedom
  • Hartford Convention

    Becoming a venue for expressing grievances about the war and the trade
    Embargo around 1814-1815.
  • Treaty of Ghent

    America and the British signed a treaty. Since Napoleon was defeated Britain
    No longer needed to impress American sailors or stop America from trading with the French.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    January 1815, A battle that left only 17 casualties for America and 2,036
    for the British. This was really tragic because it happened 2 weeks after America and the British
    signed a treaty.