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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
The Americans where angry at Bririan for armimg Native Americans in the NothWest. President Madison didn't want war. He thought he should stand up the the British and Native Americans. The Americans wanted war with Britian. President Madision also helped write the constution to pass the Bill of Rights. -
The War Hawks Take Power
THe War Hawks had a strong sense of nationalism. The War Hawks felt that Britian was treating the United States as if they were a British colony. THey were willing to fight a war to defend American rights. Members of Congress from the South and West for Britan were known as the War Hawks. They took pride in or devotion to one's country. -
Relations With Great Britian Worsen
The fighting of the Native Americans and the United States and Britian to worsen. When the embagro against Britian and France was set to expire.The United States policy of staying netural. If either the British ir French would stop seizing American ships the United States would halt trade with the nation. The united States made a verty darling offer to them. -
Congress Declares War on Britian
President Madision gave into one last war fever. The American declration of war took the British by suprise. The United States were not ready for war. Many Americnas welcomed the news of the war with Britian. Americans soon discovered how ever that winning the war would not be as east as declaring it. -
America is not neady for War
They took the war decleration by Britian by suprise. They looked in a bitter struggle with Neapolon. The American navy only has 16 war shipd to fight against this huge British flleet. The army was poorly trained and equpited. Many deserted after a few months. -
Brtitian Blockades American ports
The first days of war the British set up a Blockade along the American cost. By 1814 the British had 135 blockading American ports. They reinforced their troops British were able to close all the American ports by wars end. The American army was very small. The American navy was ready for war and had 16 war ships. -
Invasion on Canada
American troops were under General William Hull who invaded Canada from Detriot. Hull was unsure of himself. Fearing he didn't have enough soliders.British commander General Issac Brock took advantage of Hull's confusion. His army of British soliders and Native American warriora quickly surrounded Hull's army and forced them to surronder. -
USS Constution Scores a Victiory
They defeated the British war ships, Guerriere in a fierce battle. It was a major sea battle. According to tridition, salors nicknamed the constitution Old Tronsides. to the americans it seemed as if the constitiotion was made up of iron. It was the beginning of the war. -
The Battle on Lake Erie
Americans set out to win control of Lake Erie. Oliver Hazard Perry had no fleet so he designed to bild his own ships. Perry took his flag down and rowed ober to another American ship. The Americans had won the battle. Captin Perry wrote a message on the back of an envelope "we have met the enemy and they are ours ." -
Battle of Thames
After loosing control of Lake Erie the British and their ally Tecumseh retreated from Detriot into Canada. The Americans won a devive victory at the Battle of Thames. Tecumseh a leader who died in fighting. Without Tecumseh leadership Indian conferderation soon fell apart. -
Horseshoe Bend
Britian and its allies defeated France. Andrew Jackson Ternssnce Officer took commend of American troops. Native Amercians has to give up land to whites. The leader of the Creeks walked alone into Jacksons camp to surronder. War with Europe over Britian could send more troops and ships against the United States. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
President Madision himself watched the battle. To his dismay the battle had hardened the British, quicklt scattered the untrained Americans. Dolley Madision waited for her husband to return. Soon British troops marched into the capitial, Dolley gathered things important to her than fled down south. She wasn't there to watch the British burn down the White House and other buildings. -
Attack On Baltimore
Fransic Scott Key a young American watched the battle. British ships bombarded the fort through out the night. At dawn Key still saw the American flah still flyin over the fort. The americans had beaten off the attack. On the back of the envelope he wrote a poem that he called "The Star Spangled Baner." -
Writing The Star Spangled Baner
Francis Scott Key who witinessed the battle wrote a poem about the bombardment. Late the Star Spangled Baner was set to music and adopted as the national anthem of the Untied States. They Key of Baltimoes defense was Fort McHenry. It told a story of them is war. He wrote it on the back of an envelope. -
Hartford Convention
New England suggested the states seccede or withdraw from the United States. Delegates debate news of the peace treaty. With war over the Hartford Conevntion quickly endede. To some Americans the war of 1812 the "Second War of Independence." The blockade had badly damaged New ENgland Trade. -
Treaty of Ghent
THe treadty said nothing about impressement or neutraility. When written or summed up the treaty in one sentance. Britian and the United States agreed to restore prewar conditions.Looking back some Americans felt that the war of 1812 was a mistake. These issues had faded due to the end of the Neapolonic wars in Europe. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson became a national hero.The battle could have been avoided. More than 2,000 British fell under the deadly fire of American sharp shooters and cannons. Again and again British soliders marched toward the American trenches.
