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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
Americans were angry at the British for arming native Americans in the Northwest
Felt new sense ofd American nationalism
Tension was high with British Americans
Resented on-going impressments of American soilders
Contrys honor was at stake -
War Hawks Take Power
Opposition is to war was strongest New England
New England thought war with Britian would hurt or harm America trade
Willing to fight a war to with Britian to defend America's rights
When Madison didn't want war America was not as cautious
War Hawks wanted to take Florida from Spain, Britians allies -
Relation with Britian Worsened
British were tellng Americans they were gonna continue impressing sailors
Jefferson had less than 7,000 soilders
Declared War
British was not willing to meet America at war
British only had 16 warships to fight America -
Congress Declares War on Britian
The house voted 79 to 49 in favor of war
Senate voted 19 to 13
America discovered winning the war would not be easy as declaring
To welcome the news, Americans fired cannons, guns, and danced on the streets
Some New Englanders after the war threatened to leave the union and seperate peace with Britian -
America is NOT ready for
The navy had only 16 warships to fight against a huge British fleet
America was small and ill equipped
Congress voted to give America $124 and 360 acres of land for service
America was poorly trained
British set up a blockade of the American Coast
Fewer than 7,000 men -
Britian Blockades Ameican Ports
In 1814 British navy had 135 warships blocking American ports
By the time the war ended British had all American ports closed
The American was unable to unblock the blockade
British did this to stop America to trade with other countries
British started the first few days at war -
Invasion of Canada
America troops blew up Canada to Detroit
More than 2,000 soilders were captured by the British
Americans wore red coats to make it look like they were British troops helping the Canadiens
The Canadiens fought fierce when they thought they forced America into retreating
British had a few untrained troops -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
Defeated the British warship
The battle was nicknamed " The Old Ironsides"
The battle was on ships
The battle was fierce, British tore holes in the side and shot off thing from the American ship
The ships namwe was " Guarriere" -
Battle of Lake Erie
The captain designed and built his own ships on the American side
The British were starting to break or destroy American captains ship
After getting a American ship, thery rose the flag and started to fight again
Captain wrote a message saying " We have met the enemy and they are ours"
Americans won the battle -
Battle of Thames
Tacumseh was killed in the battle
Americans followed British into Canada defeating them again
Native Americans lost another battle
When the British and their Native Americans allies retreated , the American general pursued them After the Battle of Thames, their was conflict in the South -
Horseshoe Bend
Native Americans had sto give up land to the whites
American troops won again, with a big victory
Leader of rthe creeks walked lonely in Jacksons camp
Lost million acres of land
Jackson took command of American forces in Georgia -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
President Madison watched the battle
Dolley Madison gathered up important papers and a portrait of George Washington
British burned up the White House and different buildings
The British scattered untrained Americans
America was suprised they couldn't defend Washington -
Attack on Baltimore
Brritish warships bombarded Fort McHenry
The America flag was still on the fort
The First stop was Fort Mchenry
On the morning Scott Key watched the Attack on Blatimore
Americans were beaton off the attack -
Writhing of the Star Spangeled Banner
He told the story of the night's watch
On the back of an envelope, Scott Key wrote a poem called " The Star Spangeled Banner"
The poem beame popular and was set to music in 1931
Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangeled Banner -
Hartford Convention
Ended quickly
While the delegates debated what to do the Peace Treaty arrivved
The Hartford Convention suggested New England states should withdraw or secede from the U.S.
Young Republic would now have the European nations treating them with success
Pride brought hthr confidence of America to a new lever -
Treaty of Ghent
N]othing was adjusted nothing was settled, that summed it up
Argument over the border of Canada and the United States
In the time for the news to come out, British and America had one more Battle
British were in war , the war took place in Ghent, Belguim -
Battle of New Orleans
America won a suprise victory over the British
Only seven Americans died
British were prepared
Jackson was already leading for the British
General Jackson turned frontier fighters into a strong army
Americans built trenches
More than 2,000 British died
