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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
When he took office, tension with Britian was very high. He was hopeing to keep the U.S. out of war. He was known as a quiet, and scholary man. The Americans thought that his presedency was to meak. These people said that the U.S. must stand up to Native Americans and also forein countries. -
War Halks Take Power
War Halks wanted war with Britian because they wanted to seize Canada, and to take Florida from Spain, which were Britain's ally. Also to stop British seizure of American ships, and to demonstrate the strength of the U.S. Lastly they wanted to end British aid to western Native Americans. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
The relations worsened because of Native Americans. The Indians were encouraged by Britian. The British told them to attack United States' settlements. British was giving NAtive Americans guns and ammunition. The U.S. and Britian aurgued over trade. France agreed to be neutral. -
Congress Declares War on Britian
The House of Represenatives voted 79 to 49 in favor to declare war. And the senate's vote was 19 to 13. They used cannons in the war against Britian. The Americans saw that declaring war was easy. But they also saw that winning a war is hard. -
America is Not Ready for War
The British had a huge fleet, while the U.S. only had 16 ships. The people who volunteer to fight in war were the ones the government relied on. The Congress said they would pay them $124 and 360 acres of land. These men were so easily attracted because they saw this as a chance to hve their own farm. Many of the men deerted after a few months. -
Britian Blockades American Ports
The American ports were surrounded by 135 British warships. By the end of the war British were able to close off all of the American ports. They had to reinforce their troops. The Americans lost to the British. This all happended in the beginning of the war. -
Invation of Canada
The general of the troops was Willam Hull. He moved the troops from Detroit to Canada. The Canadians were led by General Isaac Brock. The Canadians only had a few untrained troops. Brock had his men wear red coats so they looked more official. -
USS Constintution Scores a Victory
The USS Constintution's victory was when they defeated Guerriere, a British warship. The constintution was nick-named "Old Iron Sides". This name was given because British artillery fire bounced off the ships thick wooden hull. The Americans thought the constintution was like made of iron. This whole battle was a major sea battle. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The captain, Oliver Perry, designed and built his own ships. The British moved from Detroit into Canada. The British beat up Perry's ship and left it helpless. Perry's had a very small fleet. He wrote his message, which was; "We have met the enemy and they took ours", on the back of an envolope. -
Battle of Thames
The British and their allies that were Native Americans retreated. They were pursued by Americans under General Harrison. Tecumseh was killed in the battle. The Americans followed British into Canada. The Americans defeated the Brittish. -
Horseshoe Bend
The Creek warriors were forced to give up land, they ended up giving up millions of acres. These warriors took down alot of American settlements. In Georgia Andrew Jackson took command. Jackson defended the Creeks. The Creeks were after the Americans. -
Washington, D.C. Attacked and Burned
The White House was burned down by British. British's strategy was to harm Washington, D.C. When the White House was getting burned down, the president's wife got all of the president's important papers. The army couldn't defend Washington. It was all a British force that marched into the city. -
Attack on Baltimore
*At first Britian was going after Fort McHenry. The city's harbor was defended by this fort. British war ships bombared the fort. After the attack the American flag was still up. The Americans won the war. -
Wrighting of the Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner was writen by Francis Scott Key. It was about what he saw during the attack. It was mainly about how after the war the American flag was still up. the origanal peice of writing started out as a poem. This poem was written on the back of an envolope. -
Hardford Convection
The Hardford Convection took place in Hardford, Conneticut. this quickly ended after the war ended. Some delegates to this suggested that the US gets wihtdrawled from New England states. The news of peace tready arrived. this was all set up by a group of federalists. -
Treaty of Ghent
John Adams summed up the treaty with the follwing sentance; "Nothing was adjusted, nothing was settled". this whole thing had nothing to do with impressment or neutrality. Some Americans thought this treaty was a mistake. The other Americans argued that the young republic would get more respect from Europe. This treaty was signed in the city of Ghent, Belgium. -
Battle of New Orleans
Repeatively, the British soldiers marched torward the American Trenches. At this time Andrew Jackson was a national hero. The Americans beat British in the war. Around 2,000 men helped build fortifications for Philadalphia. The war ended when Britian and the U.S. signed a treaty in Europe.
