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France Declares War On Britain
France and England Fought over many things causing a war to start -
Louiana Purchase finalized
America bought land from France. This cost America 15 million. This land was more than 800.000 square miles. -
Embargo Act Passed
Thomas Jefferson decided that America would embargo all exports and restrict British imports. This was a reaction to the fact that both France and Britain kept interfering with US ships. -
The United States declares war on Great Britain
America declared war for many reasons. One was that the British impressment on America's seamen was interfering in its trade. America also wanted to expand into British territories and had aspirations of conquering Canada -
General William Hull invades Canada from Detroit
America had great ambitions to take over Canada so they wanted to invade and take it. They thought the Canadian people would be happy to join America. -
General William Hull surrenders Detroit
America's siege on Canada did not go well. Candian and British forces then invaded Detroit. Their forces were stronger than the Americans causing them to lose. -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
This was one of America's biggest and first navel wins. this also showed that the British navy was indeed not invincible which many people thought before. -
Burning of Washington, D.C.
This was one of the many British victories. They burned D.C. as well as the white house. -
The Treaty of Ghent is signed
A treaty was signed "ending" the war. It is accepted that neither side won since neither got what they wanted. -
The Battle of New Orleans; death of Edward Packenham
This is one of the most popular battles of this war. This was one of America's most prominent wins. This battle was fought even after the was was technically over because the word had not gotten to them.