Social Studies Timeline By peytonc Period: Jan 1, 1807 to Dec 1, 1815 Social Studies Oct 19, 1807 Congress Passed Embargo Act Jan 1, 1809 James Madison takes office Oct 18, 1809 Embargo Act Replaced Oct 18, 1810 War Hawks Want War Oct 19, 1811 Harrison Marched with 1k soldiers to Prophetstown Jun 19, 1812 Madison asks Congress to declare war on Britain Oct 18, 1813 Americans Gain Control of Lake Erie Aug 19, 1814 Americans win Battle of Horseshoe Bend Aug 25, 1814 British Burn Washington Dec 19, 1814 Federalists Protest in Hartford Conneticut Dec 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent Jan 19, 1815 Americans win Battle of New Orleans
