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The War of 1812
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president madison takes office
James Madison helped write the constitution to pass the bill of rights. James Madison hoped to keepthe United States out of war.The president James Madison's approch was too timid against native americans. The president James Madison was a scholary and quiet man. -
war hawks take power
The people who were the war hawks are the native americans. -
relations with great britian worsen
They feared that the british would attack england seaports. British would achieve ambitious goals, Americans crippled british and left 32 dead or wounded. British then blockaded american ports. British deafeted napoleon boraparte. -
congress declares war on britian
Hous of Represenatives voted 79 to 49 in war. The senate vote was 19 to 13 in favor of war. Americans discovered that wining was not easy. Madison gave in to war fever. The Americans used cannons for war. -
america is not ready for war
The Americans were too weak to fight. -
british blockades american ports
The British navy did not let american ports to stop americans from trading with other countries. The small navy was unable to break the Bitish blockade. -
invasion of canada
British and americans teamed up to defeat canada people. -
uss constitution scores a victory
The ship of the british was called "old ironsides". -
battle of lake erie
The native americans won the battle of lake erie. -
battle of thames
The americans won this war called the battle of thames. -
horseshoe bend
The americans won the horseshoe bend. The last fight had finally ended for now. The horseshoe bend was a harsh war. The creeks and the americans were fighting at this war. -
washington d.c. attacked and burned
The british set fire to washington d.c. -
attack on baltimore
The british attacked the nations capital and after that they headed strait to baltimore. -
writing of the star spangled banner
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner. -
hartford convention
The fedralists disliked the president James Madison. The hartford convection ended early. -
treaty of ghent
It was singed in the city of ghent, belgium, on december 24. JOhn Quincy Adams, summed up the treaty. Nothing about neutrality or impressment. Dispute over the border of united states and canada. The treaty said 'nothing adjusted nothing settled. -
battle of new orleans
The americans won this war called the battle of new orleans. This is the last war in the war of 1812.
