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James Madison is inaugurated and begins his presidency.
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The letters themselves indicated that the Governer General of Canada was inciting rebellion and revolt in New England.
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Louisiana is admitted as the 18th state.
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The War of 1812 was sparked for several reasons, including forced impressment of Americans into the British Royal Navy. The war ends up with the British losing several leaders/commanders, also ending as Status Quo Ante Bellum, or in layman's terms, the way things were before the war, with no territorial changes occuring.
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General Harrison is victorious in the Battle of the Thames, in which Tecumesh, an American Indian leader who was against the US, died. The Battle of the Thames also ends British control of northwest and upper Canada, and thus was an extremely strategic battle.
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James Madison urges Congress to pass an embargo on Britain, and calls for a total ban of all imports from Britain. The embargo is passed just days later.
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Napoleon falls, and signals Madison to lift the embargo on neutral nations.
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The poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry", was written on this day by Francis Scott Key. This poem contained what would become the lyrics to the National Anthem.
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James Madison traveled to Europe to sign the treaty of Ghent, effectively ending the war.
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Indiana becomes a state.