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British attack the USS Chesapeake
British attacked and boarded the American frigate looking for British Navy. -
Jefferson passes the Embargo Act
Prohibited American vessels from sailing to foreign ports and vice versa -
James Madison inaugurated president
Official power taken by James Madison -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Fought over white expansion into indian territory between Confederacy of Native Indian and U.S armed forces -
America declares war with Britian
President signed the declration into law and the war of 1812 begins. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Nine small outgunned ships defeated a Royal Navy fleet in Lake Erie -
British Burn Washington D.C
AfterBAttle of Bladenburg, British group led by General Robert Ross set fire to many U.S public buildings. -
Battle of Baltimore
sea/land battle fought between British and American Forces -
Treaty Of Ghent
signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium ending the War of 1812 -
Battle of New Orleans
the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could remove Louisiana from the rest of the U.S