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The war of 1812
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President madison takes office
Tension with britain was at a high when James Madison took office. -
War hawks take power
the war hawks take power over the house of represintatives -
Relations with great britain worsen
The british said that they would continue to impress sailers wich worsend relations with Them. -
Congress declairs war with bitain
congress declairs war on britain -
America is not ready for war
Jeffersons cut's weakend the armys. They had only 17 warships and 7,000 men. -
Britain blockades American ports
All the british's warships (135) Closed off American ports by the war's end. -
Invasion of Canada
General Hull sent American troops from detroyt to canada to try and take Canada. They failed and 2,000 men got captured by the British. -
USS constitution scores a victory.
The USS constitution was a ship that was "stronger than steel" It defeted a British ship because the caninballs would have no afect on the ship. The ship won by tarring off the apposing ships marts. -
Battle of lake Erie
During the battle, the american flagship was badly damaged. The American commander "Oliver Hazard Pery" Switched over to another ship and won the war. -
Battle Of Horeshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson took comand of American forces in georgia. In March 1814, Jackson defeted the creeks at the baddle of Hore Shoe Bend. -
Washington DC. Attacked and burned
The british set fire to several government buildings including the White house. The american Army was not in condition to defend. -
Writing of the star spangeld banner.
After the war, The american flag was still standing among the the rubble. Francis Scott Key noticed the flag and wrote "The Star Spangeld Banner". -
Hartford convention.
a convention that suggested that the New England states secede. -
Treaty Of Ghent.
IN Belgium, on christmas eve, America and New England signed the Treaty og Ghent. This treaty made it so that the war would end and every thing would go back to how it was before. -
Battle of New Orlands
This was the last battle of the war of 1812. It was fought after the treaty of ghent was signed because the news didnt spread fast enough.
