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War of 1812
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President Madison takes offfice
Was elected in march 1st 1809. Americans get angry about British giving Native Americans. Tried not to go to war with other countries. Americans wanted to go to war. -
War Hawks take power
Henery Clay and John Calhoun became leaders of the house of Reps. Clay and Calhoun were called War Hawks (people eager to go to war).War hawks had a very strong sense of nationalism. Henery Clay wanted to get revenge on Britain. -
Relations with Great Britain worsen
British wouldnt stop imprisoning U.S. sailors. People belived if we angered Britain they would harm our trade. Britain was supplying Native Americans with weapons. British encouraged NativeAmericans to attack Americans. They couldnt agree over trade. -
Congress declares war on Britain
British and Native Americans urging for a fight.To make sure we didnt trade with France they set up blockades.Most people wanting to go to war were called War Hawks. British boarded American ships.A small battle took place it left 32 British dead or wounded -
America is not ready for war
Both America and Britain were unprepared for war. British were far more superior than American troops. since Jefferson cut funding the Navy only had 16 ships.Britain was deadlocked with Napolean.Many American officers had little experience -
Britain blockades American ports
British had 135 ships blocking harbors. by the end of the war they had blocked off all ports. The USS constitution British war ship Guerriere.They named the ship old iron sidews beacause bulleets seemed to bounce off the wood as if it were iron They both fought over power of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi -
Invasion of Canada
William Hull invaded CAnada but retreated. His army was captured. Americans made attempts to invade but all failed.Isaac Brock used strange stratagies to ward off American itruders.He called it his scare tactics -
The USS Constitution scores a victory
Britain set up blockeds on ports.britain had 135 ships. Americaship was named old iron sides because bulletes bounced off. The Americans took home this battle -
Battle of Lake Erie
Americans wanted control of lake Erie.Oliver Perry had no fleet but designed his own ships.British destroyed his ship. He got into another ship and fought fiercly.The Americans won. -
The Battle of Thames
Indians retreat. Americans follow. Americans win battle.Tecumseh died fighting his battle. The Indian Confederation fell apart. -
Battle of Horseshoe bend
Andrew had a crushing victorywith Cheerokee help.The Ghent treaty ended the fight. Creeks lost millions of acres of land.Andrew Jackson was a Tennessee officer. -
Washington attacked and burned
British attacked washington.They were burning important buildings.they burned down the white house. Luckily Dolley Madison saved very important papers. They got in by Chesapeake Bay -
Attack on Baltimore
British burned down important buildings such as the White House.they moved to Fort McHenery.The Americans warded off the attack.Scott Key wrote the grousome battle scene take place on the back of an envelope in the form of a poem.The poem soon became the national anthem. -
Writing the Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key wrote on the back of an envelope of what he saw when we won this battle. A small poem. A song soon followed. It was then created our national anthem. It was soon set to music. -
Hartford Convention
Delegates around New England met to protest. Most were Federalists. Many threatened to leave the Union. While the men were fighting ,news of the peace treaty had been recived.The convention ended quicker than it had started. -
Treaty of Ghent
War ended Christmas eve 1814. The two sides signed a treaty which ended the war. The treaty was called Ghents Treaty. It took many weeks for news to reach the U.S. John Quincy Adams made a very famous comment stating "nothing was adjusted nothing was settled". -
Battle of New Orleans
British preped to attacked New Orleans. The Americans were waiting for Britain to come up the Mississippi. America took over Pensacola, Florida so the British didnt come from that way around. Jackson transformed his men into well trained soliders.
