War of 1812 - The Rebellion of 1837

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
06/18/1812	War Declaration	The Americans declare war on Great Britain, starting the War of 1812. They declared was because of unfair trade, American humiliation, and for sailor's rights.
07/12/1812	Americans enter Canada	General William Hull enters Canada
08/16/1812	General William Hull surrenders to General Isaac Brock	This happened in Detroit.
10/13/1812	Battle of Queenston Heights	Sir Isaac Brock killed in battle.
11/23/1812	American Retreat from Canada	The Amercans retreat from Eastern Canada, to be excact.
11/27/1812	Americans attack Fort Erie
04/27/1813	Battle of York	York is the present day Toronto.
05/03/1813	Attack of Havre de Grace	Led by the British. The American Lieutenant John O'Neill single-handedly manned a cannon to help defend the town. Havre de Grace is located in Harford County, Maryland which is in the US. They implied great damage on the county, for they burned it! Seems like the British use fire as their weapon in battle...
05/27/1813	Battle of Fort George	The Americans defeated the British in this battle, capturing Upper Canada, which is present day southern Ontario.
06/06/1813	Battle of Stoney Creek	British victory! (In which the Americans fought themselves. Great strategy!)
06/22/1813	Battle of Craney Island	An American win, which saved Norfolk, Virginia from British invasion
06/24/1813	Battle of Beaver Dams	In this battle, Laura Secord overheared the American plan, and making a long, dangerous, and difficult trek to the British at the Decou's stone house (near present day Brock University), to warn them of the plans. Due to her heroic actions, the British won!
08/02/1813	Battle of Fort Stephenson	American win.
08/30/1813	The Fort Mims Massacre	In which hundreds of settlers, mixed-blood Creeks, and militia were killed at Fort Mims during the massacre. They were killed by the Americans
09/10/1813	Battle of Lake Erie	A very bloody battle, won by the US!
10/05/1813	Battle of the Thames	American victory
10/26/1813	Battle of Chateauguay	In which a force consisting French Canadian regulars and militia and Mohawk warriors made sure that an American force of about 4,000 trying to invade Canada would not succeed ( they British side was successful; British victory!)
11/11/1813	Battle of Crysler's Farm	The British, along with support from the Canadians, won!!! (hey outnumbered the Americans) They fought through the muddy conditions, as Crysler's Farm is located along the St. Lawrence River.
08/24/1814	Burning of Washington	Led by the British, they burnt many public buildings.
01/08/1815	Battle of New Orleans	This was the last major battle of the War of 1812.
02/18/1815	End of War	The War ended in a draw.
03/01/1837	The 92 Resolutions Rejection	The 92 Resolutions were 92 things that the Patriots (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau) wanted the government to reform. The picture is of Papineau
09/02/1837	Racial Riots - Solomon Moseby	In Niagara, (yes, the Niagara Falls, Niagara) racial riots are happening. It all started when Solomon Moseby had successfully escaped slavery in Kentucky and had arrived in Niagara. But, he was caught in Niagara, and, under the great pressure of the USA, Canada gave him back to his owner, and charged him with horse theft. (He stole his owner's horse to aid his escape.) The other African Americans were furious, and placed a siege on the jail in which they were holding him. Soloman did escape.
09/05/1837	Fils de la Liberté	500 young patriotes in Montréal organize a radical political organization called Fils de la Liberté, (Sons of Liberty).
10/04/1837	Manifesto Publication	The protesting Fils de la Liberté issue a platform calling for the election of a republican government in Lower Canada
10/23/1837	Grande Assemblée des Six-Comtés	The radicals hold the Grande Assemblée des Six-Comtés, a mass meeting of patriotes at Saint-Charles-sur-le-Richelieu.
11/06/1837	The Bishop of Montréal speaks against the patriotes.	Also happening on this day, brawls between the Fils de la Liberté and the anti-patriotes occur.
11/23/1837	Battle of Saint-Denis	British vs rebels; the British lose.
11/25/1837	Battle of Saint-Charles	British vs Rebels again; the rebels lose.
12/06/1837	Patriotes Scattered	About 80 patriotes attempting to enter US are discovered and scattered.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/18/1813 to 01/23/1813	Battle of Frenchtown	It was fought in Frenchtown, Michigan Territory (present-day Monroe, Michigan).
05/01/1813 to 05/05/1813	Siege of Fort Meigs	This siege took place in northwestern Ohio, condected by the British.
08/29/1814 to 09/02/1814	Raid on Alexandria	The British won,
01/01/1835 to 01/01/1837	Agricultural Crisis	(The exact dates are unknown) Although the British Corn Laws favoured the Upper and Lower Canadians' wheat, increased domestic production is almost creating a famine in both Upper and Lower Canada, but especially in the Lower Canadian families.
03/01/1837 to 08/01/1837	Protest Assemblies held	From March to August in Quebec, many protest assemblies were held againgst the government's desicion to decrease the amount of Canadian wheat the imported.