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President Madison Takes OFfice
America hd high tensiom when Madison took office.
they also had tension when Britain supplied Natives with firearms.
When Madison took office he went through many major events.
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Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson defeated the creeks at battle of Horsedhoe Bend.
Andrew Jackson took command Americaforses in Georgia.
The treaty that ended the fighting forced the creeks to give up millions of acres of land.
Greek warriors attackedseveral Southern American settlements. -
War Hawks Take Power
War hawk are fed upwith diplomatic tactics presidents Jefferson and Madison.
Most people believed Britain would ruin American trade.
America had nationalism and believed America had pride and honor.
Clay and Calhoun became great leaders in the house of representatives. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
The war did not come for a good time for Britain (still at war with Europe)
Britain was still not willing to meet America demands to avoid war.
Since Britain helped suppport Native Americans with firearms, America helped Canada (so they would not be on Britains side) -
America is not ready for war.
There first war they did not have a strong navy.
They did have that much money.
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Congress Declairs War On Britain
Tension was was high with Britain when Madison took office
Henry Clay and John Calhoun were both warrhawks which meant they were eager to get to war with Britain.
Relations with Britain worsened duringthe early days of the war.
America's resented the continued impressment of America sailors by the British.
Washington,Adams, and Jefferson all tried avoiding war with Britain and France but in 1812 US declaired war for Britain. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
Britain blockades American coast and blocked American from collecting people or supplies.
In 1814 Britain had 135 warships blockading American coast.
Britain was still blockading American by the end of the war.
The smallAmerican army wasunable to break the blockade. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
A wooden-hulled, three masted heavy ship in the U.S Navy.
Launched in 1797.
It was named by George Washington.
It could carry up to 450 crew members.
It was the first victory in the war. -
Battle of Lake Erie
It lasted three hours
Both sides wanted control of the lake.
ASmerican forses had better luck on Lake Erie.
Oliver Hazand Perryhelped win the war when switched out.
Neither side wanted to give up. -
Battle of Thames
The victory for America over Great Britain.
It caused the death of Shawnee chief Tecumseh.
William Henry Harrison was the commander.
Harrison and a thousand soldiers marched to the indians.
Harrison and his soldiers wiped out the indians. -
Washing, DC attacked and burned August 1805
An army of 4000 British men approached.
Britain burned several goverment buildings.
Dolley Madison collected the president important papers and a portrait of George Washington.
Americans were shocked there army couldn't defend Washington DC.
Britains goal was to burn the nation capital. -
Attack on Baltimore
Britain first used a defence strategy .
America gained control over Lake Erie.
America forces repulsed sea, land invasions off te busy port city Baltimore.
British defeated America at North point.
Fransis Scott Key created a poem call "Defence of Fort Mchenry" which was later changed to "The Star Spangled Banner" -
Invasion of Canda
General William Hull and his troops invaded Canada
Britains army surround Americas army and forced them to surrender.
They invaded Canada from Detroit.
The whole invasion of Canada was a bad idea.
Britain capured 2000 soldiers (a serious loss for America) -
Writing The Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key wroteit as a poem originally.
Francis was a prisner on a British Frigate.
Francis Scott Key's original poem was call "Defence of Fort Mchenry"
The poem later was renamed "The Star Spangled Banner"
The beat of the "Star Spangled Banner" Is from a British song (by John Stafford Smith) "To Anacreon in Heavon -
Hartford Convention
A series of meetings between December 15th 1814 to January 5, 1815.
They met to discuss the ongoing war.
There was a trading with France.
The meeting were secret for the war. -
Treaty of Ghent
The war ends when the document was signed.
Britain had gotten tired of the war.
Pride at this achievement brought the confidence of Americans to a new height.
From the start there had been opposition to the war of 1812.
It was officialy signed December 24 1814. -
Battle of New Orleans
A long fight for the Louisana Territory.
It lasted for mouths.
It is considered the greatest land victory in the war.
They fought or the Louisana Territory most for the Mississippi River.
America eventually won with the help of pirates and Native Americans.
