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Important dates
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Embargo ActReplaced with Nonintercourse Act
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James Madison rook office
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Embargo Act replaced with Nonintercourse Act
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War hawks want war
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Harrison marched 1,000 soldier to Prophetstown
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President Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain
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Americans gained control of Lake Erie
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The British burn Washington
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American troops win Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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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