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When Madision took office tension rised with britian. And he is in presidentcy while the war of 1812 begins. Jefferson, washington, and Adams Worked Hard to stop war but in 1812 it begins.
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Clay calhoun was a powerful nationalist Warhawk. He belived that britain was ruining there pride of his nation. The warhawks shortly became leaders of the house of representatives. this was in 1810
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Britian Worsend relations by impressing sailers. Also we were worsening our relationship by the british arming Native Americans. The last straw was when they said they were going to continue impressing sailors. in june.
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They werent ready because of Jeffersons spennding cuts that weakend the military. There navy only had 16 ready warships. the army was also really small it only had 7000 men.
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The British said that they were going to keep impressing sailers. Also the Native Americans began attacks on frontier settlers. In a responce in june we declared war on britain.
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In the first days of war britian set up a blockade. They did this Because it shut down supply and they had a stronger navy. They shut off all of the american ports.
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American troops under William Hull, Started the invasion of canada. Native American Soldiers Surrounded his army and made them surrender. The british captured 2000 American Soliders.
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This was a major sea battle. THe USS constition won a feirce battle against the British ship gueriuere. The american sailors nicknamed it old iron side.
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The british seized the great lakes. When the British realized they had a good chance to get control of sackets harbor. But befor he was driven out of Fort George. When he realized they were there. The Americans won the battle
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The Americans Realized we needed control of a lake. So we sent armed forces to Put In Bay. We won this battle that was lead by Oliver Hazard Perry in 1813.
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The british planned a successful attack on Oswego.They won by building frigats to move the frozen lake. The British had the advandage.
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The british Allies with Native Americans. When They Fled we followed them to canada where the british were. There we defeated them in the battle of thames.
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First British attacked the capital washington D.C. After they attaked Baltimore there first target was Fort McHenery. On september thirteth 1814 a american watch the attack at dawn.
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A British force marched into washington. The presidents wife grabbed his important papers and fled. The British lit a couple Gov. buildings icluding the white house.
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This battle ended the final invasion of the north states.The british attacked and after a hard fight lost to the americans.
the naval leader Downie was killed.Prevost Then retreated to Canada. He said ,"even if Platsburgh was caaptured they couldnt be supplyed without control of the lake". -
The starspangled banner was created by Key on
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The americans were lead by General William Henry. They Followed The native Americans to The British. When they found them they started the Battle of Thames. The americans won against the british. Tecumseh was one of the people killed in the battle.
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The treaty of Ghent was thought up on christmas eve of 1814. but it took several weeks to get to america. It was a treaty designed to end the war between the two sides. Both sides signed the treaty then ending this war. After it was signed things went back to normal.
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In 1814 The Hartford Convention Was thought up in Hartford Conetict.The Hartford convention was the requesting of New England to leave the U.S.A. This was a treaty and it made peace. After the treaty was signed the Hartford Convention ended.
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Britan wanted a peace treaty to be signed in america. But the problem was it took weks for it to reach the united states. Therefor a battle was fought. The general in charge was Andrew Jackson. America won this battle in 1815 against britian.
