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America declares war on Great Britain
This War of 1812 is significant because it effectively eliminated the Indians' ability to resist American expansion east of the Mississippi River. The war also allowed the United States to rewrite its boundaries with Spain and solidify control over the lower Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, and it also never allowed the Federalist Party to recover from its opposition to the war. -
U.S. troops capture and burn the city of York
This event was an easy win for the Americans at the time and would cost them many of their men who were killed or wounded. So even though the battle did little to advance either side’s dominant control of Canadian waters, It was still an easy victory and it boosted American morale, providing motivation for continued attempts at expansion into Canada. -
The sieges of Fort Meigs
During the first siege of this battle, nearly 600 men fighting for Britain died. The British was forced to withdraw, leaving the Americans with a victory. The British also attempted a second siege of the fort. Hiding outside of the fort in the nearby woods, Natives, staged a mock battle. But the American army fortified itself in the fort. Eventually a strong thunderstorm came and forced the British and Native Americans to again withdraw, giving America two victories. -
The Battle of Lake Erie
¨The Battle of Lake Erie, was a major U.S. naval victory in the War of 1812, because it ensured that the U.S. had control over Lake Erie. As well as the control of precluding of any territorial cession in the Northwest to Great Britain in the peace settlement.¨ -
The Battle of Crysler's Farm
The Battle of Crysler’s Farmwas was fought between approximately 1,600 U.S. troops under General John Boyd and 600 British troops under Colonel J.W. Morrison. This British victory helped prevent the capture of Montreal by U.S. forces. -
The Battle of Chippawa
The Battle of Chippawa was an American victory over the British, and it proved that the American infantry could be as good as the British infantry. -
The burning of Washington, DC
This event in history is very significant because the Burning of Washington was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the capital of the United States. -
The Battle of Plattsburg
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also called the Battle of Lake Champlain, resulted in an important American victory on Lake Champlain that saved New York from possible British invasion through the Hudson River valley. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans is the United States greatest battlefield victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. This battle is significant because it thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Major General Andrew Jackson to national fame. -
The Treaty of Ghent is ratified
The Treaty of Ghent represented the end the War of 1812, and according to the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada. -
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