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War Of 1812
Alot of tension between the U.S and Great Britain when James Madison took office in 1809.There was alot of Nationalism going on in this period of time.When James Madison was President , Britainand the United States were having alot of conflict. -
President James Madison takes office
Alot of tension between the U.S and Great Britain when James Madison took office in 1809.There was alot of Nationalism going on in this period of time.When James Madison was President , There was alot of conflict going on between the two countries -
War Hawks take power
There was alot of tension between the two countries. There was alot of war hawks ready for battle.New England was the most eager for war.Realations worsend between the two countries in the early months of 1812 -
Relations with Great Britain worsend
In the spring of 1812 British told Americans they would keep impressing sailors.The war did not come at a good time for the British who were still in war with Europe.Jeffersons spending cuts weakend the military, the Navy only had 16 warships ready for battle, the army only had fewer than 7,000 men. -
Congress Declares War On Britain
Britain was not willing to meet Americans demands to avoid war.When the war began America was confident they would win.It soon became apparent to them they were not prepared for war, Jefferson's cuts had weakend the military.August 1812,the USS Constitution defeated the British warship Guerriere in a fierce battle.In the West -
America is not ready for war
Jeffersons spending cuts weakend the military. The Navy only had 16 warships ready for battle.The army only had 7,000 men.America was lacking money for supplies. -
Britain Blockades American ports
In the fitst days of the war,the British set up a blockade of the American cost.By 1814,the British navy had 135 warships blockading American ports.After reinforcing their troops, the Brithish were able to close off all American ports by war's end. -
Invasion if Canada
In July 1812 , American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detroit.Not knowing if he had enough soldiers the troops retreated.The British comander , General Isaac Brock,took advantageof Hull's confusion.His armyof British soldiers and Native American warriors quickly surrounded Hull's armyand forced them to surrender. -
USS Constitution scores a victory
A major sea battle was fought at the beginning of the war .In August 1812,the USS Constitutiondefeated the Brithish warship Guerrier in a fierce battle.According to tradition, American sailors nicknamed the Constitution ''Old Ironsides''because British artilary bounced right off the sides of the thick wooden sides. -
Battle Of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of Great Britain's Royal Navy. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war, which in turn allowed the Americans to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. It was one of the biggest naval ba -
Battle of Thames
The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive United States victory in the War of 1812 against Great Britain. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada. It resulted in the death of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh, and the destruction of the Native American coalition which he led -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War. -
Whashington,D.C Attacked and Burned
The Burning of Washington in 1814 was an incident during the War of 1812 between the forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and those of the United States of America. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings -
Attack on Baltimore and the Writing of the star spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthemThe Battle of Baltimore was a combined sea/land battle fought between British and American forces in the War of 1812. It was one of the turning points o of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry -
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was an event in 1814–1815 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, in which New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the on going War of 1812 and the political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. Despite radical cries among Federalists for New England secession and a separate peace with Great Britain. -
Treaty of Ghent
By 1814,Britain had tired of war.Peace talks began in Ghent, Belgium.On Christmas Eve 1814,the two sides signed the treaty of Ghent ,which ended the war.The treaty returned things to the way they had been before the war. -
Battle of New Orleans
News of the Treaty took weeks to reach the United States. In that time, the two sides fought one more battle. In January 1815 ,American forces under General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
