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British begin to impress American sailors and force them to work on British Ships.
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James Madison delivers a report regarding British interference and impressment of sailors.
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The American ship Chesapeake is fired upon by the British ship Leopard causing an international incident.
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Thomas Jefferson imposes an embargo on Great Britain but it results in economic disaster for American merchants and is discontinued in 1809.
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James Madison is inaugurated President of the United States.
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War Congress convenes. The Battle of Tippecanoe (in present-day Indiana), considered the first battle of the War of 1812, takes place between Tecumseh's brother, The Prophet, and William Henry Harrison's army.
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America declares war on Great Britain.
