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President Madison took office 1809. President Madison impressment American sailors with the British.
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The War Hawk was to weaken American trade. It was a fight between New England and Great britain. Henry Clay was the 'guiding spirit'.
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During this time North Western began new attacks on frontiers. Britain continued with impressing sailors.
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During the time of worsened congress declared war on Great Briatain.
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Jefferson spending cuts weakened American military. They had 16 warships for action only had 7,000 men.
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Britain navy ships blocking American ports.They were able to close off all ports.
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They started to go to war but didnt have enough soldiers so he had to retreat. Canada and Britan soon had to go to war.
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The most famous sea battle. It engaged the British frigate Guerriere in the north Atlantic Ocean.
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They wanted more control of the Lake. The battle was also called Battle of Put-In-Bay.
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Tecumseh was among the killed in the battle and took place in Canada. The United States defeated Great Britain.
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Andrew Jackson commanded the troops that defeated the Creek warriors. The treaty that ended the fighting forced the Creeks to gave up millons of acres of land.
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The British set fire to several government buildings including the White House. Dolly Madison saved important papers.
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Bristish warships bombed Fort McHenry on September 13,1814. Francis Scott Key watched the attack.
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It tells us a story of Francis Scott Key watching the battle at Fort McHenry. It was written as a poem.
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Federalists met in Hartford, Connecticut. Delegates wanted the new England states to withdraw from the United States. When the news came of the peace treaty (the War was over), the convention ended.
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Peace talks began in Ghent, Belgium. The two sides signed the Treaty of Ghent wich ended the war and returned things to the way they had been before the War.
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The War of 1812 had ended but the two sides fought one more battle. The Battle of New Orleans. The American forces won the battle over the British.
