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Tecumseh
Tecumseh, angered by U.S. expansion, led a multi-tribal army which allied itself with the British against the United States. Yet with Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the Thames near our Canadian border, the Indian alliance fell apart and forced a British retreat which effectively ended the War of 1812. -
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Impressment of Sailors
By British aw, Naval captains had the right to stop ships at sea, search for deserters and other british citizens, and force them to join the crews of their warships -
Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
It was a formal announcement issued by u.s. president george washington, that declared the nation neutral in the conflict between france and great britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war. -
Jay Treaty
Itt was an agreement between the U.S. and Great Britain that helped them avoid war between the two nations -
Washington’s Farewell Address
It is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
It was a naval engagement off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. On June 22, 1807, between the British fourth-rate HMS Leopard and the American frigate USS Chesapeake. The crew of Leopard pursued, attacked, and boarded the American frigate, looking for deserters from the Royal Navy. -
Embargo Act 1807
It was legislation by the U.S. Congress in December of 1807 that closed the U.S. ports to all exports and restricted the imports from Britain. The act was Pres. Thomas Jefferson's response to the British and French interference with neutral U.S. merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars. -
Tecumseh- Battle of Tippecanoe
The defeat at Tippecanoe prompted Tecumseh to ally his remaining forces with Great Britain during the War of 1812, where they would play an integral role in the British military success in the Great Lakes region in the coming years. -
Beginning of War
In Britain's effort to control the world's oceans, the British Royal Navy encroached upon American maritime rights and cut into American trade during the Napoleonic Wars. In response, the young republic declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812. -
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War Hawks
Known as the “War Hawks,” they were mostly young politicians from hailing from the West and South. Led by new Speaker of the House Henry Clay, this small group of Jeffersonian Republicans pressed for a military confrontation to redress American grievances. -
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Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was a series of meetings, held in secret, between December 15, 1814 and January 5, 1815 in Hartford, Connecticut, New England. The New England Federalists who attended the convention were concerned at the increasing power of the Democratic Republican political party. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. It took effect in February 1815. Both sides signed it on December 24, 1814, in the city of Ghent, United Netherlands -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana