The War of 1812

The War of 1812

Period: Mar 1, 1809 to Jan 31, 1815

President Madison Takes Office

Mar 4, 1809

~Jefferson belived that the Embargo Act had not worked out for him
~congress replaced the Embargo Act with the Nonintercourse Act, which was less sevrer
~the Nonintercourse Act didnt allow to carry on trade with Britain and France. America could only trade with other countrys.
~Jefferson didnt want to run for a thrid term
~James Madison easily won the election.
~Madison soon hoped that France and Britian would stop violating America neutrality

War Hawks Take Power

Mar 1, 1810

~The president at the time was James Madison
~members of congress from the west and south are known as War Hawks
~the War Hawks have a sense of natioalism
~Nationalism- pride in or devotion to one's country
~the War Hawks felt Britain was treating the USA like a British colony

Realations with Great Britain Worsen

Jan 2, 1812

~War Hawks warned about war with Britain
~Felix gace heart warming speech about benfits to war
~grudy hoped that the war would other more important goals with Britain
~the War Hawks wanted more land for the USA
~We got Flordia and Canada

Congress Declares War on Britain

Jan 2, 1812

~President Madison gave into the war fever
~the house 79 to 49 in favor to go to war with Britain
~The Sanate vote was 19 to 13
~Before the war stoped some new Englanders would leave
~New Englanderswould make peace with Britian

America is not Ready for War

Jun 19, 1812

~The president at the time is James Madison
~asked congress to declare war on Britan
~79-49 to favor war
~senate 19-13
~some people fired canons and guns and danced in the streets

Britain Blockades American Ports

Jul 1, 1812

~war took British by surprize
~American faced own diffuculties of own
~America only had 16 men to fight in war
~volunteers were needed on Americans side for the war
~they gave volunteers to fight in the war $124 and 360 acres of land if the volunteered

Invasion of Canada

Jul 12, 1812

~War Hawks demanded invasion Canada
~General William Hull attacked Canada from Detriot
~Hull retreated do to fear of not enough troops
~Hull's army was forced to surrender
~British captured 2,000+ Americans, it was a big defeat against the Americans

USS Constitution Scores a Victory

Aug 19, 1812

~The capition wasw sailing near Newfoundland, Jassc Hall
~the capititon of "Constitution" saw a British ship was called Guerrlere
~for an hour the ships were ready to attack
~the Consitiution took the first move
~the British surrendered

Battle of Lake Erie

Sep 10, 1813

~Oliver Hazard was the captian
~Caption had no crew so he built his boats by himself
~He sailed his now tiny crewagainst the british
~British distroyed the ship
~Perry rowed over to another US ship
~The Americans won the battle

Battle of Thames

Oct 5, 1813

~Tecumseh retreated from Detroit into Canada
~"General William Henery Harrison, veteran of Tippecanoe, pursued them"
~Tecumseh saddly died in the battle
~Americans won the battle of Thames
~"We have met the enemy and they are ours"~ Capitain Perry

Horseshoe Bend

Mar 27, 1814

~Creek chouse to fight aganist the settlers again
~Andrew Jackson commanded American troops in the Creek war
~Jackson and Cherokees won the battle
~the leader showed his way of surrendering by walking along Jackson's camp
~Native Americans gave up their land to the white setlers

Washinton, D.C. Attacked and Burned

Aug 24, 1814

~British Ship sailed into the Chesapeake Bay
~The president at the time was James Madison
~Dolley Madison waited for her husband, James Madison, to return
~British troops started walking up to The White House
~Britsh stared bombing The White House
~Before Dolley left she grabbed important papers and a portrit of George Washington
~she went south to stay until the new White House was built

Attack on Baltimore

Sep 12, 1814

~the British rocked bombs the the harbor
~The American Flag waved over Fort McHenry
~The British went back home to England
~Francis Scott Key, who saw the battle happened later wrote a poem titled "The Star Spangled"
~Now "The Star Spangles Banner" is our national anthem

Writing the Star-Spangled Banner

Sep 13, 1814

~after the British burned the White House down
~The American flag was waved over Fort McHenery
~in the morning British went back to Britain
~Francis Scott Key saw the battle happen
~he wrote a poem"The Star Spangled Banner" which now is our National Anthem

Hartford Convention

Dec 15, 1814

~New Englanders threatened to leave the Union if the war continued
~They didn't like the republican president
~news of a peace treaty arrived
~the Hartford convention ended very quickly
~some people may say the protest was meaning less

Treaty of Ghent

Dec 24, 1814

~John Quincy Adams was on at the Ghent
~"Nothing was adjusted, nothing was settled" ~John Quinncy Adams
~Americansfelt the Treaty of Ghent was a Mistake
~the treaty didn't state anything abount neutrallty or i'm pressment

Battle of New Orleans

Jan 8, 1815

~British attacked over and over again
~British walked toward America's land
~2,000+ British soilders died because of gunsand cannons
~Only 7 Americans died high five to America
~Everyone in the US at the time cheered that they won
~"Andrew Jackson is our hero" said the people
~the battle took 2 week after US and British signed not to fight and end war