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James Madison was an American statesman and political theorist. He was inaugerated as president of the U.S. in 1809. He also declared war on Britain.
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The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of Tecumseh's growing American Indian confederation led by his younger brother Tenskwatawa.
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The Baltimore riots between June and August 1812 were the height of violent backlash during the early stages of the war. What resulted was a violent public response to the newspaper's anti-war position, ending with its offices being destroyed by a mob.
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There was a lot of tension between America and Britain. Especially because of the impressment of American soldiers. So on June 18, 1812, American President James Madison
declared war on Great Britain.
