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War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office.
-Tension with Briten was high
-Americans were angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in the N.W
- Americans alson resented the contunued inpressment of American sailors by the British. -
War Hawks Take Power
In 1810, two strong natianaliste Hanry Clau of Kentucky and John.C.Calhon of South Carolina became leaders in teh house of represenitives. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen.
-In the spring, the British told the US they would continue sending sailors. - In June, congress declared war on Britain. -
Congress Declares War on Britain
-Congress declairs were on Britain. - War dident come at a good time for Britin. - Britain was not willing to meet American's demands to advoid war. - Americans relized they they were not prepered for war. -
American is not ready for war
Americans declared war of Britishm whick took them by surprise. As the war began, the United States faced difficulties of their own. The Navy had only 16 ships to fight against the huge British fleet. They had a little milatary. Congress voted to give then $124 and 360 acres of lands for their secivce. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
-The first dau of war, British set up a blockade of the American cost. -By 1814, the British navy had 135 warshipd blocking American cost. - The British were able to close off all American ports by the wars end. -
Invasion of Canada
-American troops under General William Hull invated Canda from Detroit. - General William Hull feared that he dident have enuf troops so, soon after, he retreated. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
-USS Constitation defeded the British warship Guenriene.
-American nicknamed the British warship "old Ironsides"
-The British was ship was made out of wood but looked like medle. -
Battle of Lake Erie
-Both sides were aware of the importance of controlling the lake.
A key three hour battle took place at Put-In-Bay, in the western part of the laike in 1813!
Americaan commander - Oliver Hazard Perry -
Battle of Thames
-Native Americans also suffered in the South.
-In March 1814, Jackson defeated the creeks at the Battle of Horeshoe Bend.
-Andrew Jackson took command of American forces in Georga. -
Horseshoe Bend
-Jackson defeated the creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
-Treaty ended the fighting by force.
-The Creeks gave up millions of acres of their land, -
Washington, D.C. Attacked and Burned
-The British met little further resistance as they continued their march to the Capital.
-From Washington, the British marched north towards the city of Baltimore. -
Attack on Baltimore
-Francis Scott Key watched the attack. At dawn Francis saw the american flag wave above the fort. The Americans won the attack! -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
-Francis Scott Key watched the attack
-Francis saw the American flag was still flying over the fort.
-The Americans won the attack.
-On the back of an olf envelope Francis wrote a poem called "The Star Spangled Banner" !!! -
Hartford Convention
-A group of Federalist met in Harford Coneticit.
-While the delgates debated, news of the peace treaty arived with the war ending.
-The Harford quickly ended. -
Treaty of Ghent
-The two sides singed the treaty of Ghent, which ended the war.
-The treatys then returned to teh way things were befor the war.
-Tooke several weeks to reach the U.S about the treaty. -
Battle of New Orleans
-More than 2,000 British soldiers died
-The Americans won the Battle
-Only 7 American troops died
-The British kept attacking
-British soldiers marched towards the American trenches
