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1803-1812 British impress approximately 10,000 Americans forcing them to work on British ships.
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British decide in Essex case that American traders who travel between neutral and enemy ports will allow for the seizing many commercial ships.
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James Madison delivers report concerning British interference and impressment of sailors causing anti-British feelings to arise.
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American minister James Monroe and envoy William Pinkney are unable to resolve the major problems between the British and Americans concerning commercial shipping and impressment.
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THe British blockade France; American ships are caught in the middle and the British seize approximately 1000 US ships.
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Thomas Jefferson receives the Monroe-Pinkney treaty but does not submit it to Congress because it represents a dismal failure for the Americans.
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The American ship Chesapeake is fired on by the British ship Leopard after refusing to be boarded. This creates an international incident.
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Thomas Jefferson attempts "peaceful coercion" of the British with his embargo but it results in economic disaster for merchants.
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Battle of Tippecanoe - Tecumseh's brother (the Prophet) leads attack on William Henry Harrison's army of 1000 men.
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America declares war against the British. This war is known as "Mr. Madison's War" or "The Second American Revolution."
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U.S. loses Ft. Mackinac as the British invade American territory.
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Three attempts are made by the U.S. to invade Canada. They all end in failure.
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The USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") defeats the HMS Guerriere.
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Battle of Frenchtown. British and Indian allies repel Kentucky troops in bloody fighting. The American survivors are killed in the Raisin River Massacre.
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Battle of York (Toronto). US troops take control of Great Lakes and burn York.
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Battle of Lake Erie. US forces under Captain Perry defeat a British naval attack.
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Battle of Thames (Ontario, Canada). Tecumseh is killed in a US victory.
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend (Mississippi Territory). Andrew Jackson defeats the Creek Indians.
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The British plan a 3-part invasion of US: Chesapeake Bay, Lake Champlain, & the mouth of Mississippi River. The British are eventually turned back at Baltimore harbor.
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The British burn Washington, D.C. and Madison flees the White House.
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Battle of Plattsburgh (Lake Champlain). The US secures its northern border with a huge victory over a larger British force.
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The Hartford Convention occurs. A group of Federalists discuss secession and propose seven amendments to protect the influence of Northeastern states.
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Treaty of Ghent. The British and American diplomats agree to return to the status quo from before the war.
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Battle of New Orleans. Andrew Jackson scores a huge victory and paves the way to the White House. 700 British are killed, 1400 are wounded. The US only loses 8 soldiers.