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Chesapeake Disaster
American ships were seized and Americans were impressed into the British Navy. This outraged Americans. -
Macon's Bill #2
Intended to motivate Great Britain and France to stop seizing American vessels. -
Tecumseh and Indian Resistance
Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief, leads a confederation of Indian tribes to push the white man out and fails. Settlers see this as a British scheme. Results in American cry for war -
War Hawks
They called for war against Great Britain, they believed there was no other way to defend the national honor and to force repeals of the Oder in Council . -
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First Phase of the War
The United States tried to invade Canada near Detroit, Buffalo, and Plattsburgh; it failed. -
Declaring war
Five days before the repeal of the Orders in Council, America declared war with Great Britain. -
Repeal of the Orders of Council
British manufacturers suffer a depression and demand the repeal for the Orders of Council so trade with American markets could resume. -
Naval Battles of the War of 1812
In August, Captain Isaac Hull of the USS Constitution seized the HMS Guerriére and gunned it down. Then in October, Captain Stephen Decatur of the USS United States caught the HMS Macedonian and forced the ship to surrender. In December, the new Captain William Bainbridge of the USS Constitution took on the British frigate Java and shot down their mainmast to leave it utterly destroyed. -
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The Second Phase of the War
The British invaded the Chesapeake and burned Washington, DC. -
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The Third Phase of the War (Final Phase)
The Treaty of Ghent was signed. The British landed at the mouth of the Mississippi and were defeated by General Andrew Jackson at New Orleans.
