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The war of 1812
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President Madison takes office
.James Madison got elected president
.He was the fourth president
.He was notable for drafting the first 10 ammendments
.He worked closely with Washington
.He monitered the louisiana purchuse -
War hawks take power
.They were the first to want war with Britain
.They had lots of nationalism
.They saw advantages in the war
.Willing to fight
.Henry Clay was a war hawk -
Relations with Great Britain worsen
.America was in war with the native Americans
.Britain gave guns to the native Americans
.Britain encouraged the native amaericans to fight the Americans
.The u.s stoped tradeing with Brtain
.They also stoped trading with France -
America is not ready for war
.Thomas Jefferson reduced the spending on defence
.The u.s only had 16 ships
.The ships were not equiped well
.The government paid people to enlist in war
.The men were poorly trained -
Congress declares war om Britain
.Britain blocked American and Fench trade
.The war hawks wanted war
.The house voted 79 to 49 for war
.the senete voted 19to 14 for war
.The war had started -
Britain blocks American ports
.Britain stoped Ameriacn trade
.America had a small navy
.America won many battles
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Invation of Canada
.General Wiliiam Hull moved American troops into Canada
.Canada only had a few untrained troops
.The Canadians had a good leader
.Their leader dressed the troops in red to make them look British
.Other attempts to invaid Canada failed also -
Uss Constitution Scores a Victory
.The ships nickname was old iron sides
.The American ship crushed many other ships
.The ship scored the first victory in the war of 1812
.The ship was launched October 21 1797
.An 18 pound cannon ball bounced off the side of the ship giving it its nick name -
Battle of Lake Erie
.The American captin for the battle was Oliver Hazzared
.The British battered his ship
.The Americans won the battle
.British no longer held Lake Erie
.The batlle took place at lake Erie -
writing the star spangled banner
.Fransis Skoot key made it
.National anthem
.Made during the war of 1812
.Also a flag
.A national symble -
Battle of Thames
.Also called the battle of moraviantown
.The Americans defeted the British
.General William Henry Harrison chased after the british
.An indian leader named Cecumseh died
.The indians fell apart -
Horseshoe bend
.Indians v.s the Americans
.Tenese officer commands Americans
.Americans allied with the Cherokees
.Americans won
.Native Americans game up their men -
Washington D.C. attacked and burned
.Britain ships sail into Chesapeake bay
.The British scattered the American troops
.Presisdent James Madison fleed to safety
.The British burned the white house
,It happened in the late afternoon -
Attack on Baltimore
.The British were attacking Baltimore
.Fort Mchenry was Baltimores defence
.Overnight fight
.The British bombarded the fort
.Americans end up winning -
Hartford convention
.Many deglegates had a meeting
.British blocked New England sea trade
.Mant deglegates were federalists
.They didliked the war
.The deglates threatened to leave -
Treaty of Ghent
.Britain and U.S restored destroyed things
.Jhon Adams signed the treaty
.A quote from him was nothing was ajausted or setteled
.Many people thought the war was a mistake
.Others thought it would make Europe more respectful tword America -
Battle of New Orleans
.Final major battle of the war
.Took place in New Orleans
.The Amreicans won
.The British wanted to take New Orleans
.The British withdrawled there attacked
