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Period: to
war of 1812
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President Madison takes office
they felt a new sense of american nationlism
Americans were angry at biritain for arming Native Americans
Americans resented the continued impressment of american sailors by the britsh
Henry clay and John C. Became part of house of representatives
Their supportes were called War Hawks -
Relations with Great Britain worsen
Britain worsened steadily in the early months of 1812
Told United States they would continue impressing sailors
Natvie Americans in the northwest began attacks on frontier settlements
Believed it would harm American Trade -
Congress declares war on britain
Did not come at a good time for the british
Britain was not willing to meet Americans demand
Americans were confident they would win
Americans realized that they were not ready for war
It was a tough battle -
America is not ready for war
British won
Americans thought they could defend
no power was changed for america
Involved no boundary changes -
Bitain Blockheads American Ports
Britain set up a blockcade on the american coast
british had 135 warships blockading american ports
British were able to close off all american ports
stopped americans from trading
several sea captains won stunning victories -
Invasion Of Canada
first major military initative by the army
it was meant to gain military control
defeated at the battle of quebec
set out from fort ticonderoga -
USS constitution scores a victory
defeated brititish warship
nicknamed constitution "old ironsides"
It was a sea battle
to the Americans it seemed liked the constitution was made of steel.
British artillery fire bounced off the ships thick wooden hull -
Battle of Lake erie
Was in Lake Erie
Off the coast of Ohio
During the war of 1812
Defeated and captured six vessels
Allowed Americans to recover
From Detriot -
Battle of thames
british lost control of lake erie
Henry Procter found hid postion untenable
Henry Harrison was supported by the U.S fleet
Most tribes abandoned their association with the british -
Horeshore Bend
Natvie Americans had to give up land to the whites
Americans won
Natvie American leader dies
It was a crushing victory
The leader of the creeks walked alone into jacksons camp to surrender -
Wahington D.C attacked and bruned
British force marched into the city
presidents wife fled to the white house
british set fire to several government buildings
Americans were shocked that they couldn't defended
British set fire to the white house -
Attack on Baltimore
The britsh strategy was to attack the nations capital
First objective was fort McHenry
Scott Key a young American watched the attack
at dawn American flag was still at the fort
The americans had beaten the attack -
Writing the star spangled banner
made in baltimore maryland
raised over fort McHenry
won the battle
made by Francis Scott -
Hartford Convention
Met in Hartford Connecticut
They were mostly federalists
Diskliked republican President
Threatend to leave the union if the war continued
Hartford connetion ended quickly -
Treaty of Ghent
Siged in the city of Ghnet Belgiulm
Britain and U.S agreed to restore prewar Conditions
It said nothing about impressent or neutrality
two nations settled a dispute between Canada and U.S
The issuses faded due to the end of the napdeon -
Battle of New Orleans
They hoped to sail to mississippi
Andrew Jackson was waiting for the British
Included thousands of frotier men
Took pensacola in spanish florida
citizens of new Orleans joined their army
