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Congress passed Embargo Act
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Important Dates in History
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Embargo Act replaced with Nonintercourse Act
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James Madison takes Office
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War Hawks want War
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Harrison marched with 1,000 soldiers to Prophetstown
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Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britian
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Americans gained control of Lake Erie
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The British burn Washington
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Federalists protest in Hartford Connecticut
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Treaty of Ghent was signed
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Americans win the Battle of New Orleans