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The war of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
americans were angry that he took office and tension with britain was raising because thweey armed native americans with guns to fight the americans -
war hawks take power
two war hawks were angry with britian and thier names were clay and calhoun also they were in the house of repsentitives -
Relations with great britian worsen
the british told or soldiers that they are going to keep impressing our sailors and destroying our ships -
congrees declares war on britain
native people were attacking villages on frontier settlements and the president had enough so he declared war on britain -
america is not ready for war
with jefferson spending alot of money so they had no money to make an army so they could not protect themselves from britian -
britian shuts down americas ports
the first days of war britian had American ports blocked to we could not fight them on the sea -
invasion of canada
the war hawks were demanding an invasaion of canada since the first days of the war -
uss constitution scores a victory
we defeated the british warship in a deadly sea battle wich ende up for a win in canada -
battle of lake erie
both sides were aware how much this win was for them to control the lake for a huge advantage -
battle of horseshoe bend
the teaty ende the fighting forced them to give uo millilons of acres to america
