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War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
James Madison was a quiet man. He wanted to keep his country out of war, and some Americans believed his ideas were too timid. He also help to pass the Bill of Rights, and to write the Constitution. -
War Hawks Take Power
One goal of the War Hawks was to conquer Canada.William Hull moved American troops into Canada. Isaac Brock used some scare tactics to scare the Americans off, such as dressing his soldiers in red coats to look like trained British Troops. -
Relations with Great Britian Worsen
In spring, the British told Americans they were going to keep impressing sailors. Native Americans began attacks on frontier settlements. In June congress declared war Britian. -
Congress Declares War on Britian
The war did not come at a good time for Britian. The United States was not prepared either, they thought they would win the war because the British were in war with another country. Jefferson's spending cuts had weakened the military. The Americans Army was small with fewer than 7,000 men. -
American Is Not Ready For War
The war took British by surprise, and Jefferson didn't want to spend money on defense. They didn't have enough men, and enough equipment. Also, the U.S. was still a new nation. -
Britian Blockades American Ports
By 1814 the British navy had 135 warships blockading American ports. The small American navy was unable to break it. They still won several victories. -
Invansion of Canada
The Americans thought it would be easy to conquer canada. William Hull moved the troops into canada. They tricked them into thinking they were helping, because Indians and Canada were already at war. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
Isaac Hull was the captian of the Constitution. Isaac spotted the British ship Gueriere. Each ship spent an hour reading their positions. After a long battle, the British surrendered. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver Perrie designed his old boat and set off to fight. The British left his boat helpless, so he lowered his flag. He climbed onto an American ship, The U.S. won the battle. -
Battle of Thames
Proctor planned to trap Harrison on the banks of Thames. Without fortifying their positions, American troops were able to attack easily. -
Horse Shoe Bend
Andrew Jackson took over American forces, and the Cherokee's had helped. Jackson won the battle. After, Britian wrote a treaty that took several weeks to reach America. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
President Madison watched the battle. The british troops quickly scattered American troops. Dolley Madison waited for her husband, who didnt come. The battle came close to the White House, so she grabbed papers important to the president, and fled. -
Attack on Boltimore
British rockets bombarded the harbor. When morning came, the American Flag was still standing, and the British withdrew. Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about it, which later became the national anthem of the U.S.A. -
Writing of the Star-spangled Banner
After witnessing the battle of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about the battle. The poem later became the national anthem of the United States. -
Hartford Convention
The Federalists disliked having a republican as president. The delegates threatened to leave the union if the war continued.The delegates met in Hartford, Ct, most of them federalists. It ended quickly because of the Treaty of Ghent. -
Treaty of Ghent
The British had become tired of war. They started to talk about peace treaties. The treaty took a while to reach America. On Christmas Eve, the two sides signed the Treaty of Ghent. -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle was the final battle of 1812. The british planned to attack New Orleans. The British attack back fired, and the Americans won.
