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The War of 1812
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President Madison takes office
The Americans were angry and Britian for arming the native Americans in the Northwest.Americans resented the countnued impressment of American salors. Americans country was at stake. -
War Hawks take pride
Strong nationalists Henry clay of Kentucky and John c from South Carolina became leaders in the house of represenitives. Clay and there suporters were called War Hawks. War with Britian hurt American trade. -
Relations with Great Britain worsen
It worsened steadily in the early months of 1812.In spring Britain told the United States they would continue impressing saliors. Native Americans began new attacks on frontier settlements.June congress declared war. -
Congress declare war with Britain
When they first started the war some of the troops were still in war with Eourope.Britain was not willing to meet Americans demand to avoid war. Jeffersons cuts had weakened American military strenght. The navy only had 16 war ships ready for fighting. -
American is not ready for war
The army also was small with fewer than 7000 men.First day British set up a blockade of the American cost.By 1814 British navy had 135 warships blocking American ports.British had all American ports at the end of the war were blocked. -
Britain blocks American ports
A mad or sea battle was faught at the begining of the war British took advantage of American because they only had 16 warships. so they they blocked all ports so they could win the war. -
Invasion of canada
Before war began war hawks demanded and invation of Canada. July 1812 American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detriot. Hull was unsure of himself. -
uss Constitution scores a victory
The American commander switched to another ship intill it was won we have met the enemy and they are ours. -
Battle of lake Erie
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Battle of hoursehoe bend
In March 1814 Jackson defeted the creeks at the battle of horsehoe bend the treaty that ended the fighting forced the creeks to give up millions of acers of land. -
Washington D.C. attacked & burned
New Britains strategy was to attack Washington D.C in August British forced marched into the city.British set fire to several government buildings including the white house. -
Writitng of the Star Spanngled Banner
On the back of and old enlolope, key wrote a poem it told the story of his night watch.The poem became popular and was set to music. -
Hartford convention
New England states sencede or dawl from the United States while the delagated debated.News of the peace treaty arrived in New England. -
Treaty of Ghent
On Christmas eve 1814 the two sides British and american signed the treaty. When they signed the treaty every thing went back to the way they had been before the war had happened. -
Battle of New Orleans
The treaty took several weeks to reach the United States in that time, the two sideds faught one more battle.January 1815 America forces under General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British at the battle of New Orleans.
