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Timeline of 1812
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Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality
Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality declared America neutral to the war between Britain and France. This also legally threatened anyone who was American, that provided aid to the war. -
Jay treaty
In simple terms this was a treaty signed between America and Great Britain, and such as which helped stop war. They did this by fixing issues with trade, commerce, etc... but unfortunately France took this as an alliance and took arms up toward America. -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington addressed many things in his address and most was addressing warnings. He warned against political factions, geographical sectionalism, and external affairs. He warned about these because they would all cause the separation of the people, and at the time America was not doing well so it was the last thing they needed. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
This affair occurred on June 22, 1807, and this was when the British warship HMS Leopard boarded the American ship the USS Chesapeake, which was a frigate. It was a complete naval battle that occurred on the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, and the reason the British attacked was to look for deserters of the British navy; the three deserters got 500 lashes each, and the British offered to return them and pay for the damages. The Americans protested and tried to sign a treaty, but it did not pass. -
Embargo Act 1807
This was an act passed by President Thomas Jefferson that blocked all trade to try and force the world to tell Britain and France to stop the war. -
War Hawks
This was a group of young politicians (Jeffersonian Republicans) who were primarily from the south and were extremely aggressive and they pushed for war with Britain in 1812. -
Tecumseh
He was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted and spread A Native American confederacy and intertribal unity with all. He mainly promoted the resistance to the expansion of the united states into Native territory. He also contributed to the war of 1812 by forming an alliance with the British -
Impressment of Sailors
The impressment of sailors was fairly common and it was when Great Britain's navy would take sailors and force them to work for their navy. This was fairly common and one of the main reasons the war of 1812 started. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was declared on June 18, 1812, and it was when America declared war on Great Britain over issues like the impressment of American sailors, disagreement over trade, the Native American policy, and western expansion. -
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was a convention held by Federalist, who did not agree with the war with Great Britain. Due to this, they decided they wanted to declare secession, and create a seperate peace with Great Britain. -
Treaty of Ghent
This was the treaty that ended the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States. This treaty was signed in Ghent, United Netherlands, with the new president James Madison. Great Britain agreed to relinquish their clams over the North-West territory and both countries agreed to try and end the slave trade. -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle was fought between British Army General Sir Edward Pakenham, and the United States army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson. This battle was about 5 miles away from New Orleans. This batlle was fairly significant because it cemented the fact that America cou,d stand alone as a country; this was the last major battle between America and Britain.