War of 1812 Brophy and Wulf

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
06/18/1803	Impressment of Sailors	It all started in 1803 when the British impressed approximatley 10,000 americans forcing them to work on the British ships.
01/25/1806	James Maddison Delivers report	James Maddison delivers report concerning British interference and impressment of sailors anti British feelings arise
08/15/1806	James Monroe and William Pinkney	Monroe and Pinkney were unable to resolve major problems between the British between British and Americans concerning commercial shipping and impressment
09/15/1806	The British Blockade France	Americna ships are caught in the middle and the British sieze approximately 1000 U.S. ships
03/15/1807	Monroe-Pinkney Treaty	Jefferson recieves the Monroe-Pinkney treaty but does not submit to Congress because it represents a dismal failure for the Americans
06/15/1807	Chesepeke is fired	The ship Chesepeke is fired on by the British ship Leopard after refusing to be boarded. This creates an international incident.
09/15/1807	Jefferson passing Embargo Act	In 1807 Congress passed an act stopping all foreign trade
09/15/1808	Embargo in election of 1808	The embargo act was a big issue in the 1808 election. It was clear however that the embargo could not continue. Congress repealed it in early 1809
09/15/1809	1809 William Henry Harrison	Willam Henry Harrison persuaded indians to sell their land. (About 3 million acres)
11/07/1811	Shawnee Fought	The shawnee forces under Harrison fought in centeral Indiana known as the Battle of Timppecanoe. It was a crushing defeat for the shawnee
06/18/1812	America Declares war	America declares war against the British. This war is known as the "Mr. Madison's war" or "The second American revolution."
08/16/1812	U.S. Loses Ft. Mackinac	U.S. loses Ft. Mackinac as the British invade American territory.
09/15/1812	Britan and France	In 1812 to 1814 Britan was still tied up in it's fight against France
09/15/1813	Battle of Lake Erie	In september of 1813 the small British Fleet on Lake Erie set out to defeat the American fleet
10/15/1813	Lake Erie Defeat	Harrison defeated the British and their indian allies.
08/15/1814	British and Chesepeke Bay	In 1814 the British sailed into Chesepeke Bay and stormed into Washington D.C. They burned the Capital and other public buildings
09/15/1814	Lake Champlain British Invasion	The British goal was to push south through the Hudson Valley and cut New England off from the rest of the country. This plan failed when American Ships defeated them.
12/15/1814	Another British Attack in New Orleans	In December 1814 dozens of ships carrying 7,500 British Troops were approching Louisiana. To fight them the Americans patched together and army of militen, Indians, African Americans, and Pirates. The Army was under Andrew Jackson.
12/24/1814	The treaty signed in 1814	Niether side of New Orleans knew about the Treaty of Ghent. A peace treaty between Britan and the United States. It had been signed 2 weeks earlier before the attack on New Orleans.