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Jefferson is reelected
Tomas Jefferon had won the year before and desided to run for reelection. He won againts Chareles Pickley 162 Jefferson to 14 Pickley. Jefferson got 92% of the votes. -
Embargo act
Britian was stopping and searching ships for the supplies, men, and food. The Embargo act 1807 stopped trade with everyone ouside ouside the United states because of what Britian was doing and the money they where looseing because of it. -
Madison became president
James Madison was eleected on March 4, 1808. He was the 4th president of the United States and the last of the Founding Fathers to be President. He was also known as the Father of the Constitution. -
the Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henery Harrison attacked Prophettown while Tecumeh a very powerful Native cheif was away. After around 2 hours of battle the forces from Prophettown run away. -
The war of 1812
The war of 1812 was the war in which the United States toke on the greatest naval power in the world. The cuase of the war was the United States tried to not trade with Great Britian which as you can tell did not turn out in their favor. -
Battle of Thames
The battle of Thames was also known as the Battle of Moraviantown was a United States victory in the War of 1812.British troops under Major General Henry Procter had occupied Detroit until the U.S. Navy gained control of Lake Erie, cutting them off of their suppies. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The battle of lake Erie was a very important win for the United States. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of British Royal Navy. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war. -
Battle of Lake Champlain
Battle of Lake Champlain ended the final invasion of the northern states of the United States during the War of 1812. The British attacked shortly after dawn and where defeated after a long fight. -
British burned Washington, D.C.
After defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings, including the White House and the Capitol. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was sighed on Dcember 24, 1814. It was the end of the war and fixed the conflict with the 2 countries. The treaty was approved by Prince Regent. It took a month for the word of the peace treaty to reach the United States. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a battle that happened durning the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. This was the very final battle of the war of 1812. This battle was a series of engagements fought between December 24, 1814, and January 8, 1815, together constituting the final major battle. This battle would have not been fought if the word of the treaty signing had not gotten out fast.
