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The Embargo Act is Passed
The Embargo Act of 1807 was a law passed by the United State Congress and signed by President Thomas Jefferson on December 22, 1807. It prohibited American ships from trading in all foreign ports. ... In 1806, France passed a law that prohibited trade between neutral parties, like the U.S., and Britain. -
The Non- Intercourse Act Passed
The Non-Intercourse Act was a law passed in 1809 by the United States Congress to ban all commerce between Americans and the European nations of France and Great Britain. It was designed to replace the unpopular Embargo Act of 1807, which banned international shipping with all nations. -
The Battle of Tippecanoe
fought on November 7, 1811, in what is now Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. -
Congress Declares War!
It was only the British, however, that impressed sailors. Madison was reluctant to ask the country to go to war. Finally, on June 1st, 1812, he sent a request to declare war on Great Britain to the Congress. The House, and then the Senate, debated the declaration for half the month. -
The Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal naval engagement between British and American forces. The victory in the Battle of Lake Erie was key not only in the War of 1812 but also for the future of the United States as a whole. -
The Battle of the Thames River
Also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a United States victory in the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom and the Tecumseh's Confederacy. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada. -
White Housed Burned Down!
the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1812. -
The Treaty of Ghent signed
The success of Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie, gave the United States control of that Great Lake. ... By late 1814, both the Americans and the British were ready to conclude the war. The two sides signed the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. -
The Battle of New Orleans
Two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the war at the Battle of New Orleans. This was the final battle of the war. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Treaty of Fort Jackson The Battle of Horseshoe Bend effectively ended the Creek War and made Andrew Jackson a national hero. He was made a major general in the U.S. Army and on January 8, 1815, defeated the British forces at the Battle of New Orleans.
