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the war of 1812
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president mafison takes office
*tentions with britain were high.
*americans were angry at britain for giving indians guns.
*to most americans the centries honor was at steak.
*clay,calnoun's suporters were called the war hawks.
*new englanders belived war with britain would ruin american trade -
relations with great britain worsen
*britain and U.S disagred over trade.
*the relations with briatain worsen
*britain and france were set to expire in 1810.
*the U.S made a very daring offer.
*if britain or france woluld stop seezing american ships the U.S would stop trade with the other nations. -
war hawks take power
the politicians were in the ages of 28-39.
*they still had not acheved economic independance.
*us merchants were captured and forced to work for the british navy.
*this happened 34 yrs after the american revolution.
*british blockaded the american ports. -
congress decalres war on britian
*in 1811,the US and britain closer too war.
*to stop american trading british blocaded american ports.
*the american crippled the british ship and left 32 british dead or wounded.
*felix grundy gave a very imoptional speech.
*felix grundy was a congress man. -
america is not ready for war
*the US was a new nation.
*they didnt want to have more land that belonged to the us
*they did not have a strong navy
*first war started in the US
*if they gained the land they would lose power -
british blocades american ports
*british set up a blocade on the american coast
*the british navy had 135 warships blocading american ports
*americans reinforced and british closed of all american ports
*they did this to stop american trading
*the american navy was unable to break the blocade -
invation of canada
*this was betwween US. and great britain
*Half of britains troopswere made up of canadian army
*The war of 1812 ended in a stalemate
*The general was brock skillfull and every body remembered -
USS constitution scores a victory
*The boat was called old ironsides
*Guns roared into action
*the ironsides put holes in the Guerfiere
*This was located in the newfound land,Isaac hull
*This battle is now famous -
Attack On Baltimore
*The british marched tords baltimore.
*the key to baltimores defence was at fort Mchenry.
*From september 13 until dawn on september 14 british rockets bomb barted the harbor -
Battle on lake erie
*27 american troops were killed and 96 were wonded.
*40 british troops were killed and 94 were wonded.
*perry sent a famous dispatch to general William Harrison.
*lake erie forced the british to abandon detroit.
*niagra made the british surrender -
battle of thames
*America losses control over lake erie.
*british had an ally called the tecumseh.
*the tecumseh retreted.
*william harison vetran of tippecanoe pursuded canada.
*tecumseh died in the fighting. -
horseshoe bend
*native americans suffered defeat in the south.
*jackson defeated the creeks at the battle of the horseshoe bend.
*creeks gave up millions of acres of land.
*the treaty ended the war.
*creeks attacked many sothern american settlements -
washington,DC attacked and burned
*this was between the US and enagland
*british troops enter washington DC and burn the white house
*james madison and the first lady fled to maryland
*then he left so he could meet with his generals
*this was revenge for the american attack on york onterio -
Writing of the star spangled banner
*Francis Scott made a poem.
*This was oridinaly called the defence on fort Mchenry.
*U.S flew over fort Mchenry with a flag.
*Francis Scott key was born on august 1st 1779.
*He became a lawyer. -
Hartford Convention
*they thretened too leave the union if the war continued.
*they were debating and the peace treaty arrived.
*the hartford concention ended quickley
*when the war ended the protest was meaningless.
*most of the delegates were federalists. -
Treaty of ghent
*the americans summed up the treaty into 1 sentance
*britain and the us agreed to restore prewar conditions
*the issues fadded due to the end of the Napoleonic wars in Eroupe
*some americans thought the war of 1812 was a mistake.
*canada and the us settle a dispute in 1818 -
battle of new orleans
*This was called the second war of america.
*stunned by declaring war on great britain.
*after this many battles were fought.
*britain thretened new orleans.
*after this the british general decided to attack again