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President Madison Takes Office
James Madison took office in Washington D.C 1809. It was important because Americans were angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in the Northwest. Americans also resented the continued impressment of American sailors by the British. -
War Hawks Take Power
In 1810 two strong nationalists named John Calhoun and Henry Clay became leaders in the house of representitives. They and their followers were called war hawks. They were called this because they wanted a war with great britain. -
Relations With Great Britain Worsen
Before the war the USA's relationship with Great britain worsened steadily in early 1812. During the spring the british said that they would continue impressing sailors. meanwhile natives were attacking the western frontier with british weopons so congress declared war. -
Congress Declares War On Britain
While we declared war with Britan, Britan was at war with Europe. When the war started, the U.S. was confident that they would win yet the U.S. army was not prepared for war. The navy only had 16 warships ready to attack. The army was so small that there were less than 7,000 troops. In the first few days of the war, Britan blockaded the American coast. By 1814 the British had over 135 warships blocking American ports. -
America Is Not Ready For War
Jefferson's spending cuts, America was not ready to buy the needed things for war. They were still determend to win. So they allied with other nations. -
Invasion Of Canada
Before the war started, the war hawks insisted an invasion on Canada.In July of 1812, General William Hull and his troops invaded Canada but Hull was worried for he thought there were not enough soldiers. He soon retreated. A British commander General Isaac Brock took advantage of Hulls conffution so he went in with his troops and Native Americans andand captured more than 2,000 U.S. troops. Hull was forced to surrender. This made a huge impact on the U.S. -
Britain Blockades Americans Ports
In the first few days of the war, Britan blockaded the American coast. By 1814 the British had over 135 warships blocking American ports. Since America couldn't do anything, the British won the war. -
USS Constitution Scores A Victory
The USS Constitution was a American warship. It was one of the most violent sea battles of all time. For almost an hour, The USS Constitution and a British ship went at it with each other. Eventually the U.S. won as the British cannon balls bounced off the American ship. The walls of the ship was 2 feet thick made of extremely durable wood which won the battle. -
Battle Of Thames
This was a defeat for the U.S. An indian tribe leader died. His name was Tecumseh. -
Second Battle Of Sacketes Harbor
A British force was sent accross the ocean to try to capture a town. They were then stopped by the American militia. But America was still defeated. -
Battle Of Lake Erie
America tried to take over Lake Erie. This battle took three hours. During the battle, American forces faced some challenges such as loseing a ship, but they stuck it out and ending up winning the battle. -
Battle Of Horeshoe Bend
Native Americans were upset about the defeat in the south. The Natives attacteked southern American settlments. Andrew Jackson stepped into action and took control. The Americans won and the treaty at the end of the battle forced Natives to give up millions of acers of land. -
Battle Of Fort Oswego
In the early months of 1814 Lake Onterio was frozen. Both American and British were building frigates. This made a contest. British was first tocomplete but the Americans was more powerful. -
Washington,D.C. Attacked & Burned
The British had a stragitey of attacking the nations capital. The marched into D.C. and set fire to some government buildings including the White House. U.S. forces couldn't guard the White House. -
Attack On Baltimore & The Writing Of The Star Spangled Banner
After the British attacked D.C. they moved on to Baltimore. They were headed for Fort Mchenry because they protect the harbor. The next day he went back and saw that the flag was still up and then he knew that America had won. -
Battle Of Plattsburgh
This was the final invasion in the north of the war of 1812. A british general had a squad on the lakside of the town were American troops were guarding the land. Soon in the morning British attacked and were harshly defeated and and a British general was killed. -
Hartford Convention
Federalits met in Hartford. Some spoke of some New England states drop out of the nation. Once the treaty was out in the public, this event was quikly ended. -
Treaty Of Ghent
By 1814, Britan was tired of fighting and decided to end it and surender. On Christmas Eve, both sides singed the treaty. The treaty put things back to normal. -
Battle Of New Orleans
The 2 sides fought one more battle after the treaty. America won the battle. This battle was ment for nothing since it was after the treaty.
