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President Madison takes office
In the month of March President Madison takes office. He didnt want war with Great Britain. So some people didnt like him because the wanted war.President Madison supervised the Louisiana Purchase. -
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The War of 1812
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War Hawks Take Power
War Hawks are people that want to have war with Britain. So the War Hawks wanted to have war but the persident didnt so the War Hawks started the war. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
The relations with Great Britain worsen the way they got worse was that the British were still impressing the the United states. -
Congress Decares War on Britain
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America is not Ready for War
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Invasion of Canada
The conflict was between French and British. The reason was that French and Britain had a war on trade. The British took the American tradeing ships. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Native Americans also suffered a loss in the south.In the summer of 1813. The treaty that ended the fighting force the Creeks to give up millions of acres of land. -
Second battle of Sacketts Harbor
During the war of 1812 a British force was transported across Lake Ontario and tryed to capture the town. The reason they did that is because that is the base of the navel ships. In the early weeks of the war the British sized the Great lakes. -
Battle of Lake Erie
9 United states vessles captured 6 of Great Britains vessles.The reason that the United States did that so they knew that they had control of the lake for the rest of the battle. This was one of the biggest navel battel in 1813. -
Battle of Thames
The Americas attempted to regain Detriot. The British plan depended on Lake Erie. The Americans were planing to capature Amherstburg. -
Battle of Fort Oswego
During the early months of 1814 Lake Ontario was frozen.Lieutenate General Sir Gordan Drummond he was also Governor of Upper Canada.They planed to attack the smaller part of Oswego Harbor. -
Wasington D.C Attacked& Burned
The British strategy was to attack our nation's capital, Washington , D.C. In August 1814 a British force Marched into the city.Dolly Madison.The British set fire to several government buildings including the White House. The Americans were shocked that there army could not defend Wasington -
Attack on Baltimore
The British want to attack our nations capital Wasington.British forces marched in to the city. The British set fire to several goverment buildings including the White House. British then moved on to Baltimore the first thing they wanted to do was march to Fort McHenry, Wich defended the harbor. The British warships attacked the fort. -
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh was also know as the Battle of Lake Chamlain,ended the final invasion of the northern states during the war of 1812.The comander of the British army was Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost.The battle took place shortly before the singning of the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war. -
Treaty of Ghent
The British were tired of war. Peace talk began in Ghent. On Christmas eve 1814 bolth sides singed the treaty which ended the war.Then everything returned to normal. -
Hartford Convention
In December 1814 a group of Frderalists ment in Hartford, Connecticut.Some of the people there suggested that New England secede from the United States -
Battle of New Orleans
Britain wanted peace but the peace tready took several weeks to reach America so they didnt know about it.While the peace tready was on its way the two sides fought,The army was led By Andrew Jackson. America won the battle of New Orleans over The British.
