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War of 1812
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President Madison takes office
- James Madison became president
- Native Americans were armed by British
- Americans thought they had little to no nationalism in america
- War hawks wanted war with Britain
- British blockaded American coast
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War hawks take power
- Henry Clay and Jhon Calhoun were Head war hawks
- War Hawks wanted war with Britain
- Very few war hawks were from New England
- Relations with Britain worsen
- Britain wont stop imprisoning Americans
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Relations with Geat Britain worsen
- Britain continued stealing American soldiers
- Native Americans atacked America from the west
- Congress goes to War with Britain
- Britain Blockaded America
- U.S.S. constitution beats the Guerrie're
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Congress Declares War with Britain
- Britain wont meet American Demands
- Britain Blocades America
- Congress Declares War on Britain
- U.S.S Constitusion fought the Guerrie're
- U.S.S Constitusion won first major sea battle
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America is not ready for war
- Americans had 3 frigates ready for action
- sea crew outnumbered vy 135,000 men
- less knoledge of the American/Canadian lands
- Far less resourses
- less man overall
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Britain Blockades American Ports
- Britain wont meet American demands
- Britain blocades AMerican coast
- war starts
- U.S.S. Constitusion fought Guerrie're
- First American win of War of 1812
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Invasion of Canada
- War hawks wanted canadian invasion
- They beleived canada wanted freedom from britain
- General Hull invaded canada via Detroit
- Worried he didn't have enough troops, Hull retreated
- British caught Hull forcing his surrender
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U.S.S. Constitusion scores a victory
- Britain blocaded America
- U.S.S. Constitusion had 3 foot thick sides (called "old iron sides"
- Old Iron Sides faught the Guarrie're
- Old Iron sides won first battle of War of 1812
- War Hawks formed
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Battle of lake Erie
- American ships attack british at Put-in Bay, Ohio
- Americans with smaller ships but more of them
- Americans win
- Secured Northwest territory
- Perry said "we have met our enemy,and they are ours"
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Battle of thames
- U.S. wanted to be free of British Search/seizure
- British refused
- A battle at Moraviantown, in Ontario Canada with General W. H. Haris on American Side
- Americans won
- British/Natives both retreated near lake Erie
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Horseshoe Bend
- Andrew Jackson took comand of American forces
- Andrew Jackson fought Native Americans *Jackson defeated the "Creeks" at horsechoe Bend
- Treaty ended
- Creeks were forced to give up millions of acres of land
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Washington attacked and burned
- Britain defeated neapolian
- British sent most of their troops to D.C.
- President/FirstLady fled whitehouse
- White house burnt down
- British moved onto baltimore
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Attack on Baltimore
- British attack Washington D.C.
- President/First Lady fled White House
- White House set on Fire
- British Attacked Fort McHenry in Baltimore
- Francis Scott Key wrote "Star Spangled Banner"
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Writing of the star spangled banner
- Wrote at fort McHenry in Baltimore, by Francis scott key
- A huge flag was risen to celebrate victory
- The sight of it compelled key to write song
- Key's words started traditions of American Flags
- Song became our national anthem
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Hartford convention
- Delagets in New England met in Hartford, Conneticuit
- most were Federalists
- They didn't like war or the Republican president
- They threatened to leave the union if war didn't stop
- word of peace reached them making it pointless
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treaty of Ghent
- Peace talks in Ghent, Belgium
- treaty of Ghent signed, war ends
- took several weeks for americans to know
- Andrew Jackson won big victory
- War of 1812 called "2nd War of Independence"
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Battle of new orleans
- British marched against New Orleans
- They wanted to separate it from America
- Andrew Jackson faught on American side
- Jackson chased British back into Canada
- Jackson raised American spirits
