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President Madison takes office
American were angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in Northwest. -
War Hawks takes power
Opposition to war was strongest in New England. -
Relations with Great Britain
The British yold the United States they would continue impressing sailors. -
Congress declares warton worse
Britain was not walling to meet American demands to avoid war -
American is not ready for war
American were confident that they would win. The United States was not prepared for war. -
Britain blockedes American ports
British navy had 135 warships blockanding American ports after reinforcing their troops the British were able to close off all American ports by warend -
Invasion of Canada
American troops under genera william hull invaded Canada from detroit. Fearing he did not have enough soldiers he soon retreated. -
VSS constitution scores avictory
The vss constitution defeated the British warship Guerriere in a firece battle. -
Battle of lake Erie
Oliver Hazard perry switched to another ship and continued the fight until it was won. "we have not met the enemy and they are ours. -
Battle of Horeseshoe bend
The treaty that ended the fighted forced the creeks to give up millions of acres of land. -
Washington DC attaked and burned
The british set fire to several government buildings including the white house. -
Writing of the star spangled banner
Congress made it the natinal anthem of the Uniteed States. -
Hartford Convention
Delegets to the hartford convention suggested that the New England states seceds from the united States. -
Treaty of Ghent
The two sides singned the treaty of Ghent which endedthe war. the treaty returnd things to the way they had been before the war. -
Battle of New Orlens
American forces under General Anderw Jakesdon won a stunning victory over the British at the battle of New orleans
