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war of 1812
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president madison takes office
Britan and America were under great amounts of stress. Americans were angry at Britan for arming Native Americans along the britan kepton impressing american sailors. president madison took office and was mad at britan for doing these things -
the War Hawks Take Power
Britan was capturing saliors and putting themin work houses.As the tension between america and britan worsen the war hawks slowly take over the country. The war hawks want a war with Britan so they will stop sezing and impresing trading ships. -
Relations With Britan worsen
tension with britan was slowly worsening as president madison had got in. Americans were still getting impressed and sezied by Britan. many nationalist people were in government now and they were saying that Britan was walking all over them again. -
Congress Declares War on Great Britan
many people in the us were made at great britan they said that they would stop impressing ships and they are. In Great britan people were still seizing and impressing ships and sailors that is what started this war. there are many other things that also started this war but this is the major thing that started it. -
America is not Ready for War
The governmet of america was weak on its early years. The government was still young and had only fought a few wars. The government's funds were low because of the war with Britan. -
britan blockades american ports
A "blockaed" is the shutting down of any major port or road that supplys constantly go into. British ships were blocking off the trade routs to america until the president sent a large group of marines to take care of the problem. -
Invasion of Canada
even before the war with britan began a group of people called the war hawks (a group of people that wanted war with britan) were demanding an invasion of canada. They expected the canadians to be happy that they were throwing off british rule,but instead the canadians attacked the U.S. and captured morethan 2,000 soliders. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
The USS Constitution was sent to help with the unblocking of harborson the east coast of the U.S. The USS Constitution wentinto battleagainst the Guereie`re in a feirce battle. American sailors named it old ironsifes because of how well it fared in that battle, "artillery fire bounced off of the ships thick wooden hull". a Quote from America the hisory of our nation. -
second battle of sacuts harbor
What started this battle was a large group of british soliders that went across lake ontario and was going to attempt at capturing a town that was the dockyard and base for the american naval squadron on the lake. in the early weeks of the war british controlled the great lakes. -
battle of Lake Erie
The americans won this battle and made it so they gained back the great lakes. there were many casualtys on both sides of the war. this battle happened by the british trying to take controll of a small town that imported and exported goods. -
Battle of Lake Thames
also known as the batle of Moraviantown. This batle ended with the death of the shawnee cheif Tecumseh. The reason this battle hapened because of the americans trying to take back the city of detroit. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
the batle of horseshoe bend also known as Tohopeka was a large batle in the war of 1812. there were many casualtys on both sides. this batle was the result of americans trying to take back detroit. -
Battle of Fort Oswego
took place in Oswego, New York. british ships filed with british soliders and native americans tryed to take over the town, specificaly to get the fort. This raid was sucesful. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
the british were slowly making thier way down to the nation's capital.Washington D.C. was left unprotected. because of allthe other battles that were going on.The British burned down the white house. -
Attack on Baltimore and the Writing of the Star Spangled banner
the attack on baltimore was when british ships came and attempted to take baltimore. During this battle many shots were fired but in the patriotic song "The star spangled baner" it said that the underdogs prevailed basicly that song was wrote by a man named Scott Key. -
Battle of Platsburg
the battle of platsburgh also known as the battle of lake champlain. it was britan against america in this battle. The battle was over platsburgh. The city had almost ful controll over the lake but the citys supplies could easily be cut of by american forces. -
Hardford Convention
the hartfod convention was a meeting betwen britan and america. this meting was held to discus greivences about the war of 1812. it ended in the signing of the treaty of ghent. -
Treaty of Ghent
signed on this date this treaty was a negotiation of peace betwen britan and america.it was signed before it was ratifyed by the U.S. government. -
Battle of New Orleans
This battle took place in new orleans.it was over control of the american trade routes. The british were trying to push america into submission and starve us out.
