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Impressment of Sailors
Britain's Royal Navy would send officers to baord American ships, inspect the crew and seize sailors they accused of being deserters from British ships.To justify the impressments, the British argued that the sailors escaped from their navy. The British used the American sailors to supplement their fleet during their Napoleonic Wars with France. This angered the Americans and was one of the reasons the War of 1812 happened. -
Washington Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington issued it to define the policy of the United States in response to the spreading war in Europe, it said the United States were to remain neutral. They wanted to support France, but not go to a war with Britain because we were too weak to fight. As a result of the war, we were kept out of a fight we weren't ready for, sparked debates about neutrality, foreign policy, and constitutional authority and set a precedent for future foreign policy. -
Jay's Treaty
Jay's Treaty was signed by representatives of the United States and Great Britain. They wanted to settle issues with each other that were left unresolved since the American Revolution. The treaty was signed to stop us from going to war with Great Britain. This helped solve issues with Britain, but contributed to tensions over trade between the US, Britain and France, which led to the War of 1812. -
Washington's Farewell Address
When George Washington left the presidency he created a speech that warned the American people of two things; political parties and foreign affairs. He felt that political parties would divide the nation and foreign affairs will get the country in international trouble from time to time. His speech was to provide a guide for future government hoping to avoid repeating past mistakes. -
Tecumseh (1)
Indian tribes allited himself with the British in the War of 1812. Their main goal was to gain British support for his own cause in stopping the westward expansion. The Native Americans sided with the British in hopes of gaining their freedom and independence. He created the Native Confederacy that started gaining supplies and armes. The Treaty of Greenville was signed which gave land to the US -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
It was a naval engagement between the British warship,HMS Leopard and the American frigate, USS Chesapeake. The Leopard pursued, attacked, and boarded the American ship, looking for deserters. Chesapeake was caught unprepared and after a short battle the Chesapeake commander surrendered his vessel to the British. This caused an increase in tension between the British and US. British ships were instructed to leave US waters to help them stop the kidnapping of U.S. sailors. -
Embargo Act of 1807
The law prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. It was intended to punish Britain and France for interfering with American trade while the two were at war, but it ended up hurting the American people. The Law led to increasing economic pressure from the American public to go to war with Britain. -
War Hawks
It is a term used in politics for someone who favors war or continuing to escalate an existing conflict as opposed to other solutions. Some of the War Hawks consisted of several young members of the Congress. Their goals consisted of stopping British influence among Native Americans, invading Canada and gain more land for settlement, and to giving speeches urging Americans to stand up to Great Britain. -
War of 1812 Beginning
British restrictions on U.S. trade, America's desire to expand, and the impressment of American soldiers caused the United States and Great Britain to go into a naval war. The Ubited States gained international respect, since they fought the world's greatest military power. The war marked the demise of the Federalist Party, which were accused of being unpatriotic for being antiwar. -
Tecumseh (2)
The leader was killed in a battle. With his death nobody could keep the confederacy alive so the confederacy later just died out. -
Hartford Convention
The New England Federalist Party held a meeting discussing their grievances concerning the ongoing war and political problems, that came from the federal government's increasing power. The Federalists held the convention was to determine how they would proceed and which candidate they would pick to run for the presidency. The convention abolished the 3/5 Compromise and require 2/3 of the Senate to declare war. -
Treaty of Ghent
It was a treaty signed by American and British representative agreeing that they were to return all conquered territory, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and the countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. -
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans prevented the British's effort to gain control of a critical American port. The winboosted American pride and this led to the creation of the Star Spangled Banner. British went to New Orleans, hoping they could capture the city, and separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States.
