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Tension
Britain and America were still arguing with each other. Tension was left over from the American Revolotion -
Embargo act
Thomas Jefferson passed the act, prohibiting American ships from sailing to foreign ports. closed American ports to British ships -
Chesapeake
Brittish ship fired on and boarded american ship. Took 4 seamen hostage -
Tecumseh
Wanted to unite tribes into an organized defence against settlers. Got them to attack Americans during the night, they were defeated. His town was burned. Killed in the battle of Thames -
War Hawks
The war hawks where Democratic Republicans who convinced Americans to go to war against Britian -
Reasons
President James Madison, Britian refused to withdraw its ordering council. whitch forebode nutreal countries from trading with European countries. -
Reasons
Britians incitement of native americans to cause violence against the Americans. -
Mr Madisons war
Federalists called it Madison's war because he asked it to be declaired. -
Declair war
Americans declaired war -
Hull invasion
Hull invaded Sandwich, drove out the British people there, then was stopped at the River Canard -
General Isaac Brock
British won Michilimackinac from the Americans. -
Brock at Detroit
Hull (American) and Brock (British) were firing at each other from opposite sides of the Detroit River. Hull had to surrender after getting shelled. -
Battle of Queenston Heights
Americans crossed over the Niagra river. went to the top of the heights Brock found out the Americans were coming by the sound of their guns. Brock was killed. The British had First Nations on their side. Fight is over in 15min -
Burning of York
Americans take controll of great lakes. And burn York -
Laura Secord
Heard the plans of American soliders took them to the First Nations. They ambushed americans -
Battle of theames
British get pushed from Detroit back to Ontario followed by the Americans. Tecumseh was killed destroying their Indian Alliance. Clashed at Theames river. -
Burning Washigton
Brittish go into washington with the intent to scare off the Americans and burn what ever was connected to government. -
Treaty of Ghents
Signed in Ghents Belgum Between U.S and Great Britain to establish boundries both to abolish slavery -
Battle of New Orleans
British wanted the port of new orleans and Brittish had to surrender in an hour. Happened after the treaty was already signed
