The Rematch: Britain vs. America By Angelo Barberio & Cameron Good http://americanfounding.blogspot.com/2011/02/history-channel-presents-war-of-1812-is.html
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The War Hawks
Henry Clay and John Calhoun became leaders of "The War Hawks". The War Hawks pressured the government to start the war with Britian. http://www.flickr.com/photos/charmainezoe/5307975564/ -
Declaration of War
Britain kept impressing U.S. sailors, and Native Americans started attacking northwestern U.S. because they were influenced by the British supplying them with weopons. U.S. declares war in June of 1812. Tvhe boundries stayed the same in favor of the U.S. Since there was no "real winner" the two countries became good traders. http://www.baltimoreorgan.com/organ/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1124:united-states-declares-war-&catid=24:historicalflash&Itemid=50 -
Major Navy Battle
The USS Constitution(Old Ironsides) defeats Guerriere. This defeat gives hope to America. http://oneangryzebra.blogspot.com/2011/08/today-in-history-1812.html -
Jackson as Commander
Andrew Jackson is appointed as the commander in Georgia to put an effort towards fighting the Creek Indians in the south. This move by the U.S. government might have been a decider in who "won" the war in the end. If Jackson wasn't in control there the indians might have took control of the south. http://americangallery.wordpress.com/category/jarvis-john-wesley/http://americangallery.wordpress.com/category/jarvis-john-wesley/ -
Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry lead the Americans to a great win over the British. Oliver went from his destroyed ship to a new one and kept on fighting to the end. He displayed great American fight in his heart in this battle. http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/frigates/pages/oliver_hazard_perry_commodore_perry.htm -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Americans won a battle against two sections of the Creek Indians. One section was lead by Tecumseh who was a Shawnee leader, And the other section lead by Chief Menawa. The treaty that was signed at the end of the battle got millions of acres to be owned by the U.S. after being turned over from the Creek Indians. http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=434http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=434 -
Attack on Fort McHenry
American Forces held the British navy from overtaking Baltimore Harbor and from winning a moral victory. During the battle Francis Scott Key wrote a poem which is now known as the Star-Bangeled Banner. The poem gave Americans the strength to stay togethr and to fight to the end of the war. http://war1812trails.com/Best Chapter Sites.html -
Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson took his 5,000 soldiers and defeated a British force with 7,500 soldiers. This battle was actually fought two weeks after the treaty was signed to end the war. That happened because news didn't used to travel very fast so they were fighting in the south before anyone told them the war was over.
http://jimvigh.qondio.com/battle-of-new-orleans http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_New_Orleans.jpg
