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The War of 1812
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Presdient Madison Takes Office
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war hawks
- president madison did not want war. *brithin thought that the war hawks were threating the united states
- war hawks had another reason to fight the british.
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Relations with Great Britian
- fighting with native americans
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congress declares war
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America is not ready for War
*Declare war in britian
*the house of favor voted 49 to 79 in favor for war
*winning war was not easy
* its not easy to declare war. -
britian blockades american ports
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Invasion of Canada
- the awr hawks are demading an invasion of canada *the excpected canadians to welcome the chance to throw of british rule *in july 1812 american troops under general william to ionvade canada *hull was unsure of himself
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Us Consitution
- defeatedbritish hwarships *fierce battle *old ironsides *made it from seemed
- fires bounced of hull
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battle of lake eric
- the americns sent out to win Battle Of lake eric *Cptian Hazard had no fleet
- he sailed his tiny fleet against britishu. *perry took his flay down
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Battle Of Thames
- Americans won the battle *It was hard *some died in the battle *Indians fell apart *Allies ijnn south continued
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battle to new orleans
*andrew jackson was waiting for the british
*jackson had turned his frountier into a strong army
*jacksons forced included thoudonds of frountiersman
*many of them were expert riflemen.
*the american soldiers dug trecches to defend themselfs -
Horse shoe bend
tennese officer
american trops
jackson won victory
crushing win
chreokees helped -
Ntional Anthem
- after battle
- later put to music *Francis key witness *wrote Anthem on poem or enveloppe *british withdrew
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Attack on Baltiomore
*British took all press
*Set fire to many buildings
*bombed fort Metthenery
*Americans won
*Mchenery demanded harbor -
Treaty of Ghent
*gatherd importned goods
*protected the usa
*sent messaged
*more boltiomore -
Hartford Convention
- threatned to leave the reunion *deglates debated
- the hartford convention ended quickly *peaqce then arrived :)
