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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
James Madison was a quiet, and scholarly man.
He helped write the Constitution.
James hoped to keep the United States out of war.
He passed the bill of rights.
Many Americans felt the Madison's approach was too timid (fearful) -
War Hawks Take Power
War Hawks had a strong sense of nationalism
War Hawks felt as if Britain was treating U.S. as if it were still a British conoly.
War Hawks were willing to fight a war to defend American rights.
War Hawks saw advantages of war with Britain.
War Hawks felt that winning a war against Britain would bring lasting peace and safety to American settlers on the frontier. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
Fighting with the Native Americans caused relations between U.S.A. and Britain to worsen.
Britain and U.S. started to disagree.
Britain were encouraging Indians to attack U.S. settlements. -
Congress Declares War on Britain
President Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain.
The house voted seventy-nine to forty-nine in favor of the war.
The Senate vote was nineteen to thirteen.
American soon discovered however that winning the war would not be as easy as declaring it. -
America is not Ready for War
Americans were confident that they would win
Britain was not willing to meet American demands to avoid war.
Jefferson's spending had weakened American military strength. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
British warships blockaded (closing off) some American ports.
The British continued to board American ships and impress American seamen -
Invasion of Canada
General William Hull moved American troops into Canada from Detriot.
Canada had only a few untrained troops toward the invasion.
Canada was led by a clever and skillful British leader whose name was Issac Brock. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
USS Constitution became known as "Old Ironsides"
In 1997, the ship underwent major restoration (renewal) -
Battle of Lake Erie
Captain Oliver Hazard Perry had no fleet, so he designed and built his own ships.
British battered (pound steadily) Perry's own shop and left it helpless.,
Perry took down his flag and rowed over to another American ship. -
Horseshoe Bend
Leader of the Creeks, walked alone into Jackson's camp to surrender. Andrew Jackson, Tenessee Officer took command of American troops in the Creek War. Jackson won a crushing victory at the Battle of Horshoe Bend with the help of the Cherokees. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
The British burned the White House
A torrential (violent) thunderstorm put out the flames and saved the structure. -
Attack on Baltimore
British first objective was to Fort McHenry, which defended the city's labor
British ships bonbarded (To attack with firing guns or bombs) the fort throughout the night of September 13, 1814 -
Writing on Star Spangled Banner
Told the story of Francis Scott Key's night watch.
It was originally a poem
Congress turned this poem into our National Anthem for the U.S.A -
Hartford Convention
For nearly an hour the two ships closed in on eachother
The Constitution fired a barrage (burst) that tore off both of the Guerriere masts. -
Treaty of Ghent
Digned in the city of Ghent,Belgium
Treaty said nothing about neutrality.
John Adams was one of the people at Ghent. -
Battle of New Orleans
British planned to attack New Orleans
Andrew Jackson took Pensacola in Spanish Florida to keep the British from using it as a base.
Citizens of New Orleans joined Jackson's army to defend their city from the approaching British
