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President Madison Takes Office
James Madison was a quiet, scholarly man. James Madison hoped to keep the united states out of war. James Madison helpe write the constittution and to pass the bill of rights. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
In 1811,Governor Harrisonmarched 1000 soldiers against Tecumsehs town on the Tippechoe creek. Many still ,whites celebrate the Battle of teippecace. Prophet led a surprise night attack on harrison troops. -
Britain Blockeds American Ports
Congress opposed the strong views of the war hawks. John randolph of virgina warned that the people of the united states. They feared that the britsh now would attack New England seaports. -
Congress Declares Waron Britain
THe united states and britain drifted closes to war. In may 1811 near New York Harbor, a brief battle broke battle broke out between Americans crippled the British warships. The british countinued to board Amercans ships and impress Amrericans seamen. -
American is not ready for war
Thousands of white settlers had moved into the northwest territory in the 1790s . The large number of newcomers caused promblmer of native americans. -
Invasion Of Canada
General William Hull moved American troops into Canada from petriot. The Canada had only a few untrained troops to wrod of the invasion. -
Treaty Of Ghent
It was signed inthe city of Ghent, Belgium, on december 24th ,1814. John Quincy adams and one of the Americans at Ghent summed the treaty up a little. Britain and the united states fout to restore prewar conditinos. -
Battle Of Lake Erie
In 1813, THe Americans set out to win control of lake Erie. During the britsh baattered perrys own ships and left it helpless. In september 1813, he saild his tiny fleet against the british. -
War Hoawks Take Power
War Hawks had a strong sense of nationalism.War Hawks felt that britin was treating the united states as if it were still a britsh conoly. -
Battle Of Thames
THe american won a decisive victory -
USS Constitution scores a victory
The british blocked American ports to stop Amercan from trading with other countrys. The guns of the constitution roared into action.l Amercan sea these captains won other sictorries at sea. -
Horseshoe Bend
Andrew Jacksson a tennesse officer, took command of American troops in the creek war. In 1814, with the help of the cherokes, Jackson won a cruching victory at battle of Horseshoe Bend. The learder went over to Jackson camp a surrender. -
Washington, D.C . Attacked and burned
In summer of 1814, British ships sailed into chesapeake bay.Washington D.C. american troops met the british at bladensburg maryland. -
Writing Of The Star Spangled Banner
The New Brithis strategy was to attakck the nation capital washington D.C. In Dolly madison the britsh set fire to serveral government buldings/White. -
Attacked on Baltimore
British ships sailed into chesapeake Bay and landed an invasion force about 30 miles from washington D.C. American troops met the british. -
Hartford convention
The delegates to the Hartford convention threatened to leave the union if the war continued. THe disliked the republican president and the war. From around New England met in Hartford.
