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The War of 1812
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President Madison takes Office
-Jefferson refused a 3rd term
-Madison hoped for no more fights with Britain
-Madison also won Presidental election
-He helped write the Constitution
-Also hoped to keep US out of war -
War Hawks Take Power
-War Hawks had a strong sense of nationalism
-Felt British were treating the US as one of their own
-They were willing to fight for American rights
-Members of Congress from South and West
-President Madison did not want war -
Relations with Britain Worsen
-Fighting with Native Americans (cause)
-British were supplying weapons
-British also were encouraging Natives to attack Americans
-America and Britain argued over trade
-France remained neutral -
Congress Declares War
-US was drifting closer to war
-Brief battle broke out among casualties
-Congress was preparing for war
-Madison gave into 'War Fever' (the peer pressure of war)
-Winning the war; not easy -
America Unready for War
-Americans took the British by surprise
-US faced private difficulties (own)
-There were few regular troops
-Young American men were attracted to money
-Many people (including men) deserted after months -
Britain Blockades American Ports
-Reason; to stop US from foreign trade
-Isaac Hull; captain of the "Constitution" (US)
-Final battle took place
-2 ships jockeyed for an hour
-Americans (HULL) won -
Invasion of Canada
-Invasion was led by Isaac Brock
-Let false info fall into American hands
-There was an exaggerated number of Indians
-Other attempts to attack failed
-Americans were forced to retreat -
USS Constitution Scores Victory
-USS defeated British Warship
-The attack was a fierce battle
-Old Ironsides; nickname for British ship
-Fires bounced of hull (iron side of boat)
-Seemed the Constitution was made of iron -
Battle of Lake Erie
-Oliver Perry; captain
-Americans had tiny fleet
-The British destroyed Olivers ship
-Perry rowed over to another boat, and got onboard to captain
-Americans won the battle! -
Battle of Thames
-Americans won the battle
-They were also decisive
-Techumseh (Indian Leader) died in battle
-Indian confederacy later fell apart
-Allies (fighters) in South continued -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
-Tennesee officer took command of things
-American troops were in Creek War
-Cherokee indians helped out
-Jackson won amazing victory
-The battle was a crushing win! -
Washington Burn
-The burn took place at Bladensburg
-President Madison watched the battle
-The British burned the White House
-Dolley Madison (wife) fled South
-British marched North of Baltimore -
Attack on Baltimore
-The British took all of the Presidents papers
-They set fire to several goverment buildings
-Fort McHenry was bombarded by British
-The Americans beat off the attack
-Fort McHenry defended the harbor -
National Anthem
-Anthem was written after battle
-British withdrew from the battle
-Francis Key; writer of the anthem and witness of the battle
-Anthem was written on the back of an envelope; poem
-The anthem was later put into music -
Hartford Convention
-People threatened to leave the union if war continued
-Delegates debated over the war
-A peace treaty arrived
-The Hartford Convention ended quickly
-Any protest was meaningless -
Treaty of Ghent
-John Quincy Adams summed the treaty up
-Britain and the US agreed to restore condition
-The Treaty said nothing about impressment
-The Americans felt that the war was a mistake
-Europe would now treat the public with more respect -
Battle of New Orleans
-2000 British casualties fell
-7 Americans died in battle
-Andrew Jaclson became a national hero
-A peace treaty was signed, war ended
