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President Madison offering France and Great Britain a deal
Madison realized he could not continue Washington's policy of isolationism. Thus, he offered a deal to both France and Britain that if their country would stop attaching American ships, American would no longer trade with their enemy. Britain refused the offer, but Napoleon, Emperor of the French Empire, agreed. -
Tippecanoe Battle
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought between American soldiers and Native American warriors along the banks of the Keth-tip-pe-can-nunk, a river in the heart of central Indiana. Following the Treaty of Fort Wayne, an 1809 agreement requiring Indiana tribes to sell three million acres of land to the United States government, a Shawnee chief named Tecumseh, organized a confederation of Native American tribes to combat the horde of pioneers flooding into native lands. -
3 separate dates when the U.S. military crossed into Canada
Canada is separate from the United States for historical reasons, which can be linked to the American Revolution and the Treaty of Paris that followed in 1783. The outcome of the War of 1812 permanently sealed the separation between Canada and the United States. -
Commodore Perry's victory Date
Commodore Perry's Victory on Lake Erie Over the British Fleet Commanded by Commodore Barclay September 10, 1813. -
British attack Washington D.C. and burn the Capitol and White House
On August 24, 1814, British forces invaded America's young capital of Washington D.C. following a victory at Bladensburg, Md. They captured the city with ease, and proceeded to setting a majority of the federal buildings on fire including the U.S. Capitol and the White House. -
Napoleons defeat in Europe
In 1814, US forces were put on the defensive. Napoleon's defeat in Europe allowed the British to send additional troops to North America and despatch more warships to reinforce their naval blockade, which was successfully weakening the American economy. Still, the Americans continued their attack on the Niagara front. -
Battle of new orleans
The decisive battle took place early in the morning of January 8, 1815. Ironically, the battle occurred after the Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, but well before the treaty was ratified by the United States. -
British attack Baltimore
The British plan was to squeeze the city in a combined land/sea pincer movement. Part of the plan was a naval bombardment to reduce the harbor defenses and land troops along the northern branch of the Patapsco.