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Madison Takes Office.
The Tension With Great Britain Was Already Really High. -
Period: to
The war of 1812
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War Hawks take power.
War Hawks Were Eager For War With Great Britain. -
Realations With Britain Worsen.
Britain told the United States that they were continuing the impressment of American sailors. -
Congress Declares war on Great Britain.
Not so good for Britain because they already are in a war in england. -
America is not ready for war.
The navey and armey are small because of president Jeffersons changes. -
Britain Blockades American Ports.
By the end of the war 135 British war ships blockaded American ports. -
Invasion of Canada.
War Hawks demanded an invasion on canada. -
Uss constitution scores a victory.
Seems as though the uss consitution was made of iron instead of thick wood. -
The Battle Of Lake Erie.
It was a 3 hour battle. -
Battle Of Horseshoe Bend.
The treaty ended the fightingand forced the creeks to give up millions of acres of land. -
Washington , DC Attacked and Burned
The attack was Britains new strategy -
Writing Of The Star Spangled Banner.
The poem told of Francis Scott Key's night watch of the battle at fort McHenry. -
Hartford Convention.
New England States Secede from the United States. -
Treaty Of Ghent.
The treaty ended the war. -
The Battle Of New Orleans
The troops didn't know that the war had ended because it took a long time for the news to spread throughout the colonies.
