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Following the warfare in Europe, specifically the French Revolution, President George Washington declared that the U.S. would remain neutral and this was a challenging stance since both European powers began to interfere with America's trade system. The Proclamation then states that any Americans who engage in any hostile acts with other nations they will not receive security/protection from the government. -
Jay's Treaty negotiated by John Jay, it was aimed to resolve the ongoing issues between the United States and Great Britain. While it was known to prevent war and get rid of British troops from America's territories, it was criticized for not addressing the impressment and British interference with American trade. -
In Washington's Farewell Address, Washington had advised for permanent foreign alliances, reinforcements on the U.S. policies of neutrality and isolationism. -
As, Tecumseh was away recruiting new tribes for his confederacy, his brother "the Prophet" was defeated by the U.S. forces. This significance of this event created tension and had convinced many Native American's to side with the British when the war begins. -
This event caused escalated tensions between the Americans and the British. The British warships known as "HMS Leopard" had fired on the Americans "USS Chesapeake" off the coast of Virginia. The British then had boarded the American ship and had seized four of their sailors, claiming that they were deserters. -
In response of the British and French violations of the U.S. neutrality, Thomas Jefferson passed the Embargo Act of 1807, which prohibited America's ships from trading in foreign ports. The result of the Embargo Act had damaged the American economy. -
The Royal Navy frequently stopped the American ships and forcibly recruited sailors to their service. The British had claimed these men as British deserters, but they were often took as American citizens, which infuriated the U.S. government. -
A group of nationalistic politicians, primarily the ones from the South and West, came to collide power in Congress. Which was led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun. The War Hawks advocated war with Britain to protect the United States honor and end British support for the Native Americans. -
The War of 1812 was a respond the British's maritime policies and their support for the Native American tribes, President James Madison had officially declared war on Great Britain. -
Tecumseh was killed in the battle by a U.S. army. Which resulted into his Native forces to fight with William Henry Harrison, but later on defeated. The result of his death had ended resistance movement to American expansion and marked the end of the confederacy, and the Native Americans were later on forced to cede their land with the U.S. government. -
The Federalist delegates from New England had met in Hartford, Connecticut to discuss the grievances and demand a constitutional change and with the convention's action being seen as disloyal. It had led to the end of the Federalist Party. -
The Americans and the British diplomats had signed a peace treaty, which officially ended the war. This peace treaty had restored the pre-war boundaries and did not address the issue of impressment or the neutral rights, but it still established a lasting peace between America and Britain. -
Post-war of the 1812, massive news of the Treaty of Ghent had not yet been reached to the U.S. General, but it had led to a decisive American victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. The victory of the battle had led the U.S. General to national fame and instilled a sense of pride in the American public.