Declaration that the United States would stay neutral between the conflict with France and Great Britain
Warned Americans to not assist either side of the conflict and if help was provided there would be legal consequences
Allowed the new nation to avoid European conflict
Created a step in to American Foreign Policy
Jay Treaty
An agreement signed to keep peace between the United States and Great Britain because their was still issues remaining unsolved from the Revolutionary War
Britain withdrew its troops from the Northwest Territories by 1796
Commissions to resolve disputes over war debts to British Merchants for the American merchants whose ships had already been seized
It led to modern international arbitration to settle boundaries
Recognized the rights of Native Americans
Washington’s Farewell Address
Warning against threats to national unity
Urged for Americans to stop putting local commitments over national concerns
Warned about the dangers of political parties and how they would be the guide to division, corruption, and revenge
Warned the dangers of permanent alliances with foreign nations
Tecumseh
His brother died due to a US force
Lead Native-Americans to side with the British
Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
Naval confrontation that increased tensions between the United States and Great Britain
British warship “HMS Leopard” fired on the American warship “USS Chesapeake”
Coast of Norfolk, Virginia
Chesapeake surrendered
British removed 4 sailors accused of desertion (three were Americans who had been impressed into the British Navy)
Lead to the Embargo Act - War of 1812
Embargo Act 1807
Law that restricted all American ships from trading with foreign ports
Goal was to enforce economic pressure on to Britain and France instead of going to war
Damaged the American economy because the nations found other trading partners
Decreased imports
Increase in unemployment
Economic state is severely unstable
This law was ultimately repealed after receiving major backlash
War of 1812 Begins
War declared against Great Britain
Impressment
Restrictions on trade due to blockade from Britain and issues trading with France
Gained support from the Native Americans
Impressment of Sailors
A seizure of sailors for manpower on British warships
Took naturalized American citizens and even native-born Americans from ships
One of the biggest reasons for War of 1812
War Hawks
Young politicians from the South and West
Defended the national honor
Encouraged territorial expansion for American to have control and security
Ended British and Native American connections
Tecumseh
Killed during the battle
Native forces fought with Will Henry Harrison
Ended resistant movement to American Expansion
Fought for their land against the US Government
Hartford Convention
Secret meeting of New England Federalists
Discussed grievances regarding the War of 1812
“Mr. Madison’s War”
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Caused a decline in the Federalists Party
Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812
Between the United States and Great Britain
Failed to talk about the key causes such as impressment of sailors and ship rights
Abandoned the Native Americans support
Battle of New Orleans
A victory fought after the War of 1812 when it officially ended
Fought for the Peace Treaty
Provided fame and a symbol of American Pride lead by Andrew Jackson