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The War of 1812
Emily Waterman
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President Madison takes office
<a href='' >President Madison takes office</a>When Madison took office tensions were high with Britian. Americans were angry with Britian for arming Native Americans in the Northwest. Americans also resented the continued impressment of American sailors by the British. Most Americans thought that the Country's honor was at stake. Many New Englanders beleived war with Britian would harm American trade. -
War Hawks Take Power
The supporter of the Warhawks was Clay Calhoun. Warhawks are people who are eager for war with Britian. Oppisition to war was strongest in New England. -
Realations with Great Britian Worsen
In the Spring, the British told the United states that they were going to keep on impressing sailors. Native Americans in the Northwest began new attacks on Frontier settlements. In June congress declared war on Britian. -
Congress Declares War on Britian
The war didn't come off a good time for the British, who were still at war with Europe. When the war began Americans were confident they would win. Providing Native Americans with support was one way of protectin Canada from an American invasion. -
America is not Ready for War
The U.S. was still a new nation. They did not have a srong navy and they were still tight on money. Other than the Indian wars the war of 1812 wa s the U.S.'S first war. -
Britian blockades American ports
By 1814 Britian had 135 warships blockading American ports.
After reinforcing their troops the British were able to block off all American ports. A major sea battle was fought in the beginning of the war. -
Invasion of Canada
Even before the war began, warhawks were demanding an invasion on Canada. They expected Canadians to welcome the chance to throw off British rule. American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada in Detroit. -
USS Constitution scores a victory
USS Constitution A.K.A Old Ironsides fired a barragew the blew off both of Guerriere masts. The ships hull was made up of three layers of extremely durable oak wood. British cannon balls bounced harmlessly off the reinforced hull of the constitution. -
Battle of Lake Erie
When the war broke out the British immediately took control of Lake Erie. They already had a small crew of warships there. The battle of lake erie was sometimes called the battle of put at bay. -
Battle of thames
During the last months of 1812 and for much of 1813, the American Army of the Northwest under William Henry Harrison was attempting to recover Detroit and capture Fort Amherstburg at Amherstburg from the "Right Division" of the British Army in Upper Canada, which was commanded by Major General Henry Procter. Once it was fully armed and manned, Perry's superior squadron instituted a counter-blockade of Amherstburg, and supplies of food there rapidly ran short. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The battle is considered part of the War of 1812.As Federal forces were devoted to the War of 1812, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama organized militias that were commanded by Colonel Andrew Jackson, together with Lower Creek and Cherokee allies, to go against the Red Sticks. Jackson and his forces won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. -
Washinton, D.C. Attacked/ Burned
As the British army of approximately 4,000 approached, the majority of Washington residents fled the city. On August 24th American defenders, with President James Madison in attendance, were quickly routed by the invaders in a battle at Bladensburg a few miles from the city.hington residents fled the city. -
Attack on Baltimore
Tied down in Europe until 1814, the British at first used defensive strategy, repelling multiple American invasions of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. However, the Americans gained control over Lake Erie in 1813, seized parts of western Ontario, and ended the prospect of an Indian confederacy and an independent Indian state in the Midwest under British sponsorship. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry",[1] a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. -
Treaty of Ghent
The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty largely restored relations between the two nations to status quo ante bellum, with no loss of territory either way. The treaty was ratified by the UK on 30 December 1814. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. American forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army intent on seizing New Orleans and the vast territory the United States had acquired with the Louisiana Purchase.
