Impressment and the Chesapeake-Leopard Incident
Robert Watson, American studies professor at Lynn University, talked about Chesapeake-Leopard Incident, a naval engagement in 1807 between the U.S.S. Chesapeake and the H.M. S. Leopard. He also spoke about the acts of impressment by the British navy that contributed to the War of 1812.
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Robert Watson, American studies professor at Lynn University, talked about Chesapeake-Leopard Incident, a naval engagement in 1807 between the U.S.S. Chesapeake and the H.M. S. Leopard. He also spoke about the acts of impressment by the British navy that contributed to the War of 1812.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the British Navy's actions toward American sailors prior to the War of 1812. Why did this do this?
- Why did large amounts of sailors in the British Navy jump ship?
- Describe the events that occurred during the 1807 Chesapeake-Leopard incident.
- What was the American reaction to the Chesapeake-Leopard incident?
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Vocabulary
- Barbary Pirates
- H. M. S. Leopard
- Impressment
- U. S. S. Chesapeake
- War Of 1812