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Madison takes office
president james madison Takes office in the year 1809 -
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THE WAR OF 1812
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war hawks take power
clay calhun became a leader in the house of reprasenitives His followers were known for wanting war with britain so they called them war hawks -
Realations with britain worsen
Bratian announces that they will keep impressing american sailors . they also will icrease the weapon trade with native americans.Finally they also were discussing terms and agreements with tecemesh -
Battle of thames
When the british and native americans were retreateing. general william henrey harrison pursed them to canada. when he caught them at thames his forces wiped out alot of troops but tecumesh was one of the men killed there -
America is not ready for war
When america was entering this war they thought they would shurley win. But it turns out jeffersons tax cuts and job cuts left the army very small and the navy with only 16 ships. -
Congress declares war on britain
congress finalkly and officialy announced war on britain.this act was driven forth by impressment by britain. also it was the fact that native americans were now a threat to settelers -
Britain blockades american ports
When britain heard america declared war they imediatly blockaded americas ports. by the end of the war there was 135 warships total blockadibg americas ports -
Invasion of canada
When general hull marched from detroit to canda he was confused and unsure.this lead him to being suronded and 2000 troops were captured. but in lake ereie geneal oiver hazzard parie faught the britain fleet and won the battle at lake ereie -
USS constitution scores a victory
in augest there was a massive battle vs the guerriere .the sailors called there ships old ironsides becaus shells bounced of the ship like it was made of iron that is 1 reason why they one. But the USS constitution fired a massive barage tearing gurriere masts -
Second battle of sackets
On may 1813 british forces crossed lake ontario. They did not know that american forces fortified the harbor.when the british arivved the where repelled by U.S cannons -
battle of horseshoe bend
Native americans also sufferd deafeat at in the south.in the summer of 1813 jackson retalitated on a attack from creeck warriors. He then took his forces and attacked the creeks and one the battle -
Battle of plattsburg
on may 1814 britain made the last assult on the northern states before sighning the treaty of ghent.Britain sailed from oswego to platsburgh. when they got there they faced american troops. Aventually they retreated back to canada -
Battle of fort oswego
In may 1814 General yeo of the british forces set sail for fort oswego. Then at least 200 troops got in the water and shot at the fort until there ammo was soaked and when it was they fixed there bayonets and charged the U.S soliders fled the fort -
Washington D.C attacke and burnred
Britain launched a allout assult on the us capital in 1814. Even though goverment files pictures treasures officials and the picture of george washington all left the whithouse. goverment buldings were burned down and bombarded -
attack on baltimore and the writing of the star spangled banner
Tje britishs next target was baltimore. fort mchenry was there first objective. But to the britishs massive force. The americans fought of the attack. but a young boy watched hos counyry fight the battle and on the back of a envolope he wrote the star spangled banner -
The hartford convention
in december of 1814. there was a event of where england federalists discused greivances. Mainly they discused removing the 3-5 comprise -
Treaty of ghent
By 1814 britain had been tired of war .on christmas eve of 1814 two sides sighned the treaty of ghent. the treaty returned things to how they where before the war -
The battle of new orleans
While the treaty was being sighned back home people where still fighting britain. since it took sevral weeks for violence to stop. Andrew jackson won a amazing victory against the british
