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The War of 1812
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James Madison Takes Office
At the time, tension for war with Britian was high. James Madison tried his best to avoid war, but eventually, warhawks took congress. -
Warhawks take power in congress
A war hawk is somebody that wants their country to go to war with another country. -
British relations fall to an all time low.
The war hawks are angry with britian for a ton of reasons so they are considering war. -
Congress declares war on Britian
Due to the warhawks taking power in the government, a war has been declared against britian. Even though the country is not prepared for war. -
America is not ready for war
The previous president of the United States made cuts to the military and reduced taxes. So the country is very weak. -
Britian blockades American ports
Britian has blockaded, or shut down a port for a period of time, American ports, weakening their power. -
Invasion of Canada
At the time, Cananda was british territory. So America came and fought a battle in canada -
USS Gets a victory
The USS Constitution is a ship that the United States used for the first time. It was strong enough to deflect cannon balls. -
Battle of lake Erie
In this battle, the United States won against the British forces -
Battle of horseshoe bend
In this battle, Britian won against American forces -
Washington DC burned by British forces.
The capitol of the United States was attacked and burned. The president was able to escape with important documents. -
Writing of the star spangled banner
The star spangled banner was wriiten as a poem by Lewis Scott Key and in 1932 it became the national anthem. -
Hartford convention
The hartford convention was a group of federalist talking about Britian withdrawling their forces. -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty of Ghent was a document that would end the war of 1812. But it did not make it in time for the battle of New Orleans -
Battle of New Orleans
The battle of New Orleans was the last battle before the treaty of ghent arrived and the war ended.
