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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
President Madison took office and relations with Great Britian worsened and conflict started to arise. -
War Hawks Take Power
Two war Hawks, Henry Clay and John Calhoun and there supporters were eager for another war with Britain -
Relations with Great Britian worsen
This happened due to trade restrictions, Britian arming Native Americans with guns, and the continuation of impressement. Americans were angry at Great Britian and some wanted war -
Congress declares war with Great Britian
Congress wnated britian to stop with all of the immpressement and trade ristrictions, and on top of that, america wanted another war with Britain so they declared war on them and started the war of 1812 -
America is not ready for war
Due to Jeffersons spending cuts, america was low on soilders and warships. They only had 16 wraships ready for battle. The military is clearly not ready for war. -
Britian Blockades American Ports
Britian did this because they did because they did not want any trade with america because that would make america stronger during the war. -
The Invasion of Canada
America felt that canada should be free from british rule, so they sent a team under the command of General William Hull to take canada. Unfortunetly they became sourounded by Native Americans and british and were defeated by the Native Americans and the british. -
USS Constitution scores a victory
The British battle ship was to weak because the ammo just bouced off the USS Constitution, making the Uss constitution score its last victory. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The battle of lake erie was one of the biggest naval battles of the war. The battle was three hours long and took place at the west side of the lake. The battle was win for America and that meant America kept the lake. -
Battle of Horeshoe Bend
The battle of Horeshoe bend was the battle that ended the creek war. The battle resulted in America defeating the redsticks. After the battle, the creeks gave up acres of land. -
Whashington D.C. Attacked and Burned
An attack that led to Washington D.C being burned down and destroyed. The attack started with the british burning down important government buildings including the whitehouse and ended with the british burning down Baltimore. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner was meant as a national anthem after key witness of Maryland being bombared by Britian. Also after the Whashington D.C. attack. -
Hartford Convention
A meeting for people to talk about the war and discuss greveinces for the concern of the ongoing war, and the political problems arising from the federal governments increasing power. The convention was short lived due to the peace treaty for the war arrived. -
Treaty of Ghent
A peace treaty that ended the war of 1812, the war that was fought between America and Great Britian and made things return to the way they were. The news took weeks to get to the public, but after the treaty, one more battle was fought. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was the battle that ended the war of 1812 and was the final battle of the war of 1812. The battle resulted in the americans winning under the command of General Andrew Jackson.
