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Great Britain locked in conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte's France
Both France and Britain attempt to block off trade from the United States. -
Britain Passes Order in Council
Other countries needed licences from authorities to trade with the French colonies or France. -
Start of the War
The James Madison declaired war with Great Britain. -
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The War of 1812
Describe the causes of War of 1812? -
United States takes humiliating defeat
Brock and Tecumseh's forces chased anyone who was led by Michigan William Hull. -
Washington D.C. burned
The british moved in on Washington D.C. capturing it and they had burned govenment buildings like the White House. -
Peace Treaty
The United States makes a peace treaty with Britain in Ghent, Belgium, calling it the treaty the Treaty of Ghent. -
Treaty Broken
The treaty had been broken by the British as their forces mounted a major attack on New Orleans. -
End of the War of 1812
General Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans. -
After the War
Nothing really changed after the War of 1812. The War of 1812 came to be known as the second war of independece
