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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
Americans were angry because Britain was arming native americans. The Americans disliked the impressment of the american sailors by the british. Many Americans Thought the countrry's honor was at stake. -
War Hawks Take Power
War hawks wanted Britain to go to war. some newenglanders thought that war would harm trade. Opposition to war was strong in new england. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
Britain told the u.s that they would keep impressing soldiers. Native americans started attacking borderline settlements. -
Congress Declares War on Britain
Britain was still at war with Europe. Giving native americans supplies helped protect canada against invasion. Britain was not prepared for war. -
America is not Ready for War
America was in war with Europe, therefore there was going to be 2 wars going on. americans thought they were confident enough to win the war. Jefferson made cuts that made the army weaker. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
The british navy had 135 warships making a blockade to american ports. Britain was able to close all american ports by the end of the war. -
Invasion of Canada
General william hull invaded canada with his troops. Hull was afraid that he didnt have enough soldiers. later he retreated from invading canada. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
The USS "constitution" had beaten the british warship. when the british open fired, it bounced off of the ship. It seemed that the "constitution" was made of iron. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The american flagship had gotten very damaged. The commander switched ships to continue the battle. Oliver hazard perry had won the battle. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew jackson had taken command of the american forces in georgia. Jacksom had defeated horseshoe bend. The treaty that ended gave up millions of acres of land. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
The presidents wife talk all of the presidents important papers and fled. British put fire two buildings including the White House. Americans were shocked that they couldn't defend Washington. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
Key wrote a poem on the back of an envelope which was named the Star-Spangled Banner. It told the story of his nights watch. It became the National anthem of the US. -
Hartford Convention
There were a series of meetings. The federalist party discussed concerns about the war of 1812. The convention wanted to remove the 3/5 compromise. -
Treaty of Ghent
Britain did not want anymore war. Britain and Ghent Belgium signed the treaty. The treaty put things the way they had been before the war. -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew jackson and his soldiers had gotten a victory over the british at the battle. The fight lasted between January 8 - January 18 of 1815.
