<Tr> <Th> Origins of the War of 1812 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Chesapeake--Leopard affair </Li> <Li> Orders in Council (1807) </Li> <Li> Embargo Act of 1807 </Li> <Li> Non-Intercourse Act (1809) </Li> <Li> Macon's Bill Number 2 </Li> <Li> Tecumseh's War </Li> <Li> Henry letters </Li> <Li> War hawks </Li> <Li> Rule of 1756 </Li> <Li> Monroe--Pinkney Treaty </Li> <Li> Little Belt affair </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Chesapeake--Leopard affair </Li> <Li> Orders in Council (1807) </Li> <Li> Embargo Act of 1807 </Li> <Li> Non-Intercourse Act (1809) </Li> <Li> Macon's Bill Number 2 </Li> <Li> Tecumseh's War </Li> <Li> Henry letters </Li> <Li> War hawks </Li> <Li> Rule of 1756 </Li> <Li> Monroe--Pinkney Treaty </Li> <Li> Little Belt affair </Li> </Ul> <Li> Chesapeake--Leopard affair </Li>

Rather than declare war after a british attack on an american ship