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The War of 1812
Matt Mace
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President Madison takes office
When President Madison took office there was high tension. Americans were mad because Britain was arming Native Americans. Americans resented the continued impressment of Americansailors by the british. -
War Hawks Take Power
War Hawks were people who were eager for war. Clay,Calhoun and his supporters were called war hawks. Many New Englanders opposed the War Hawks because they thought it would harm trade. -
Realations with Great Britain Worsen
The relations with Britain worsened steadily. In the spring, the British would continue impressing sailors. Meanwhile Native Americans began new attaks on the fronteir settlements. -
Congress Declares War on Britain
Britian was not willing to meet American demends to avoid war. Providing Native Americans was one way of protecting Canada. -
America is not Ready for War
Jefferson's spending cuts had weakended the army. America was confident that they would win. The navy only had 16 war ships and fewer than than 7,000 men. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
In the first days of the war Britian set up a blockade on the American coast. A blockade is the action of shutting down of a port. Britian had 135 warships blockading. -
Invasion of Canada
War hawks were demading an ivasion of Canada. They expected Canadians to welcome the chance to throw off British rule. -
USS Constituion scores a victory
The USS Constitution defeated the British warship Guerriere. It was called Old Ironside. The British shots bounced off the side of the ship. -
Battle of Lake Erie
The battle was a three hour battle. This battle took place in Put-In-Bay. Both sides knew how important it was to control the lake. -
Battle of Thames
As the British and there Native American allies retreted. The Americans porsued them. They followed them and defeated them in the battle of the Thames. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jackson took comand of American forces in Georgia. In March 1814 Jackson defeaded the Creeks in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. -
Washington D.C. Attaked & Burned
The new British stradagy was to vattak and burn the nations capital. All in the building had to flee. the British set fire to the building. -
Attak on Baltimore
The British now focosed on Baltimore. The British first objective was Fort McHenry which deffended the harbor. -
Writing of the Star Bangled Banner
On the back of a old envolope hey wrote a poem called the Star Spangled Banner. It told the story of what happend at the fight with Britian. -
Hartford Convention
Some people of the Hartford Convention thought New England states sshould drop off from the U.S. After the treaty the convention quickly ended. -
Treaty of Ghent
Britian was tired of war. Peace talk began in Ghent, Belgiom. On christmas eve the two sides signed the treaty of Ghent, which ended the war. -
Battle of New Orleans
The news of the treaty had not reached the United States. In that time they fought one more battle in January 1815. America won a stunning victory at the battle of New Orleans.
