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President Madison Takes Office
As President Madison took office tensions with Britian were very high. Americans were very upset with Britian at the the because, they armed Native Americans in the Northwest. The Bristish were also imprissining American sailors which the Americans resented. Many Americans didnt like the feeling of there countries honor at stake. -
War Hawks Take Power
Henry Clay who lived in Kentucky and Jhon C. Calhoun who lived in South Carolina, were leaders in the House Of Represenatives. Both these men and there supporters can also be known as the War Hawkws. The War Hawks were very egar to start a war with Britian. Since the War Hawks were in power people had to do what they were told even though many New Englanders felt war would harm American trade. -
Relations With Great Britian Worsen
Relations with Great Britian were worsening steadily in the very early months of 1812. The British had informed the United States in the spring they would not cease to continue impressing sailors. As this was going on Native Amercians is the Norwest were begining to attack the frontier settlements. In June Congress had decided war was to be declared on Britian. -
Congress Declares War On Britian
Britian was not expecting war. They felt they had no time to prepare and they were also still at war with Britian. But Britian was not willing to meet American Demands. Since Britian refused to meet the United States demands they couldnt avoid war. When the war started the Americans were confident they were going to in...They were wrong. -
America Is Not Ready For War
America was most defintley ready for war. Jefferson had made spending cuts that were weaking the military. The Navy only had 16 warships prepared and ready for battle. On top of that the army was very small. It only consisted of fewer then 7,000 men. -
Britian Blockades American Ports
This event took place in the first days of war. The British had 135 wardhips blocking American ports. This was a huge disadvantage for America. By the end of the war the British were able to block all American ports. -
Invasion of Canada
The War Hawks canada to welcome the chance to overthrow of Bristish rule. But instead under the rule of Genereal William Hull the Americans decided to invade Canada to detroit. It didnt work out well ,so eventully Hull decided to retreat on this attack. -
USS Constitution Scores A Victory
The USS constitution Defeated the Britiah Warship in a very feirce heated battle. This was a huge, There was a tradition that stated American Sailors nicknamed the constitution Old Ironics because, British fire bonced off the ships hull therefore it made the constitution seem as it was made of iorn. -
Battle of Lake Erie
This battle took 3 hours. It took place at put in bay on the westur side of the lake. Durning this battle an American flagship was damaged. Oliver Perry eventully switchted to another ship. THen he fought there until they won. -
Battle Of Horeshoe Bend
Federal were devoted to the war of 1812. Tenesse, Gerorgia, and Alabama organized militas that were commanded by colonial Andrew Jackson. Jackson and his forces ended up defeating the creeks at the battle. -
Washington DC Attacked And Burned
Washington ended up being invaded by a British army making its way from chesapeak bay. The British were accompaneid by 4,000 soldires. Eventully the majority of washingtons residents fled the city, with James Madison in attendance. The British set fire to many government buildings. -
Writing Of The Star Spangled Banner
British Warships bombarded the fort of Baltimore through the night. A man named Fancis Scott Key an American had been watching the battle. He noticed at dawn that the America was still flyinh over the fort. This annonced the Americans victory. Caught in the moment Key wrote on the back of an envalope a poem called the star spangled banner. -
Hartford Convention
This meeting was held in Conneticut. This meeting was held to discuss the problem of the New England war. It was also known as Mr.Madisons war. As they discussed this New England still opposed to Embargo. -
Treaty of Gehent
This was signed by the British and American represenatives in Gehent, Belgium. This treaty ended the war of 1812. Between Great Britian and America all conqured territory was to be returned. They also planned to settle the boundary line between the United States and Canada. -
Battle Of New Orleans
This battle was lead by Andrew Jackson. It took place two weeks after the treaty of Gehent. Britian(with an army of 7,500 soldires that were lead under Sir Edward Pakenham) had marched to New Orleans and planned to seperate that and the state of Louisiana from the United States. But The Americans(with 4,500 troops lead under Andrew Jackson) had been informed ahead of time. They ended up deafeating Britian.
