War of 1812

  • Jefferson is reelected

    The nation hasd no problems but trouble was starting across Alantic Ocean.Great Britin and France were involed in this event. They were thd ones at war. The war they were fighting threatend american trade.
    Thomas Jefferson went againt John Adams for the president spot.
  • Embargo Act

    Congress passed the embargo act in 1807.The act targeted Great Britin. The embargo banned imports to all forgien countries.
  • Madison became president

    James Madison became president inder unfavorble conditions. The nation was involved in the embargo act. Britin kept stopping american ships. the more they stoped ships the calls for war kept growing.
  • Battle of tippecanoe

    Battle of tippecanoe
    Harrison attacked Prophetstown while Tecumseh was away trying to expand the confederacy. After the Prophet' s forces fled. The battle was a victory for the Americans. After the lose they joined forces with the British, everyone thinks thats where they got guns.
  • war begins

    The states declared war with Great Britin.
    •the British economic blockade of France
    •the induction of thousands of neutral American seamen into the British Royal Navy against their will
    •the British support of hostile Indian tribes along the Great Lakes frontier.
  • Battle at lake erie

    Battle at lake erie
    The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812.
  • Battle of Thames

    A United States victory in the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom and the Tecumseh's Confederacy.
  • British burn washington D.C

    British burn washington D.C
    On this day in 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada
  • Battle at lake champlin

    On September 11, 1814, at the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain in New York, during the War of 1812, an American naval force won a decisive victory against a British fleet.
  • treaty of Ghent

    The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. Peace negotiations began in Ghent, Belgium, starting in August of 1814. After four months of talks, the treaty was signed on December 24, 1814.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans was a series of engagements fought between December 24, 1814, and January 8, 1815, together constituting the final major battle of the War of 1812.