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Impresment Of Sailors
The impressment of American sailors by the British Royal Navy started right from the early part of the 19th Century. It required the British to board U. S. ships in search of the British deserters and most usually led to Americans being forced into British services. The impressment formed part of the American grievances that led to the declaration of the War of 1812. -
Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality
Washington's proclamation of neutrality was a response against France and Great Britain trying to get them to ally and help either side it declared that the United States would not ally with anyone and remain completely neutral -
Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty was signed on November 19, 1794 it was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that addressed some of the issues that were from the American Revolution conflict as well as stopping This forced Britain to leave forts in the Northwest Territory yet again, hostilities re-emerged over British seizures of American ships, British attempt to force American sailors into the Royal Navy and trade embargos from both Britain and France also led to the war. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
George Washington’s Farewell Address of 1796 is one of the important documents where he declined to run for the third term as President and gave some guidelines for the young nations. Concerning the war of 1812, only Washington’s Farewell Address influenced the process because of his ideas on foreign affairs especially on entailing in affairs of other countries made a lot of sense during the period leading to the war. -
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
The Chesapeake Leopard was a naval confrontation between the British warship Leopard and the American frigate Chesapeake.This violated American neutrality when the British forcibly boarded the Chesapeake in an attempt to arrest some deserters from the Royal Navy four men three of whom were American citizens were taken away. Thomas Jefferson became the president of the United States and he passed the Embargo Act which was meant to put pressure on Britain and France by not exporting goods. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act of 1807 was passed by the U. S president Thomas Jefferson in order to avoid war and to punish the British and France who were interfering with the American trading ships. This was an act that banned American ships from engaging in commerce in foreign ports with the intention of forcing Britain and France to observe the neutrality of the U. S together with the rights of its sailors without the need for war. -
Battle of Tippecano
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on 7th November 1811 between the United States forces commanded by Major General William H, Harrison and the Shawnee Indians led by Laulewasikau or The Prophet. It was fought at the Prophet’s town situated along the Tippecanoe River. Harrison’s forces targeted to get rid of Tecumseh and his brother’s intertribal alliance that was a formidable opposition to American territorial acquisition -
War Hawks
The War Hawks was a faction in the US Congress that was elected in 1810they were mainly from the South and the West and they too were new to politics. Some of them were Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun among others. Some of the features that led to the rise of the War Hawks were due to expansionist plans towards the Northwest and Florida. -
War of 1812
The war which began on June 18, 1812, and ended on February 17, 1815, was mainly driven by the issues associated with the violation of US maritime rights by Britain, and the United States Embargo act that restricted trade due to the war between Britain and France. The war was concluded by the Treaty of Ghent but it merely restored the situation before the war without getting to the real problems -
Battle of Thames
The Battle of the Thames which was fought on the 5th of October of the year 1813 was one of the major battles of the war of 1812. It was a victory of United States completely over British and native Ontario forces in Canada. Tecumseh died in the battle, and his group of Indian forces were majorly weakened, therefore lessening Native American fight in Ohio and Indiana regions. It affirmed the authority of the United States over the Northwest. -
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was a secret meeting that took place in the city of Hartford in Connecticut state from the fifteen of December in the year 1814 to the fifth of January in the Year 1815. This concerned Federalist delegates from New England states, who felt uncomfortable with policies of President James Madison especially those concerning the war of 1812 and too much political power belonging to Southern states. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent signed on December 24 in 1814 in Belgium signified the end of the war of 1812 between the two countries of America and Great Britain. The treaty brought back relations between the two countries, no land advancements were made by either side and the borders of the countries pre the war were kept as they were. -
Battle of New Orleans
Since the war was fought between the United States of America and Great Britain, the battle that took place on January 8 1815 was the last major war of the war of 1812. The funny thing is that even though a peace treaty was signed in Ghent, Belgium weeks prior, the news never reached the soldiers.