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President Madison Takes Office
The president James Madison was a quiet, and scholarly man. He was also one of the men to help write the constitution and the bill of rights. James Madison did not want to start war. -
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The War of 1812
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War Hawks Take Power
The war hawks were people that wanted war with Britain. War hawks thought that britain thought that America was still a British colony. They were willing to fight a war with Bitain. -
Relationships with Britain Worsen
Britain told America that they would keep seizing ships. Britaqin was arming indians in the north west. -
Congress Declares War on Britain
In the vote to declare war on Britian, congress voted 79 to 49 to declare war. Many Americans wanted war with Britain. -
America is not Ready for War
The declaration of war took Brit5ain by suprise. The American naval fleet was only 16 ships strong. To get more troops, Congress voted to give each enlister $124 and 360 acres of land. Many young adults enlisted but were poorly trained. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
The British navy blockaded American ports to stop trade with other countrys. The American navy couldn't break the massive British navy. But America won some impressive battles at sea. -
Invasion of Canada
General William Hull led the American troops into Canada. General Isaac Brock used scare tactics to get American troops out of Canada. He dressed his poorly trained troops in red coats to make the Americans think that Britain was helping them. He let a false letter fall into American hands saying that they had more Indians helping them than they really did. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
Isaac Hull was the captain of the USS Constitution who attacked the British ship Guerriere. For nearly a hour the two ships fought for position but finaly the cannons of the Constitution fired and tore holes and shot down both masts of the Guerriere. After the smoke cleared the stunned British captain surrendered -
Battle of Lake Erie
The point of the battle of lake Erie was to gain control of it. captain Oliver Perry had no ships so he built them. During the battle the British crippled Perry's ship so he took the flag of that ship and went to another ship and raised the flag and kept fighting. In the end the Americans won. -
Battle of Thames
The battle of Thames was 3 hours long. During the battle a American flag ship tha was fighting was badly damaged. American commander Oliver Hazard Perry who was on the ship switched to a different ship and kept battling. The americans won the battle and chased the British into Canada and defeated them. -
Horseshoe Bend
A indian nation called the Creeks kept attacking American settlers. A officer Andrew Jackson took action and lead a group of American soilders to Horseshoe Bend and with the help of the Cherokees had a crushing victory.The leader of the creeks came into there camp and surrendered. -
Wastington D.C Attacked and Burned
The British stratagy for battle was to attack the nations capitol.The presidents wife Dolly Madison took the presidents most important papers and fled the white house. Americans were shocked to hear that there army couldent protect there nations capitol. -
Attack on Baltimore
After attacking Wastington D.C the British marched to Baltimore. The main key to Baltimore's defence was fort Mc Henry. From September 13th to September 14th the British bombarded the harbor, but in the morning the British withdrawled there troops. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key wote the Star Spangled Banner on the back of an old envelope. The poem was popular and turned into music. In 1931, Congress made the sone/poem into the National Anthem of the United States. -
Hartford Convention
Federalists protested and threatened to leave the union if the war continued.When delegates were debating on what to do, the news of the peace treaty arrived. The Hartford convention ended very quickly. -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty of Ghent was singed in the city of Ghent, Belgium. John Quincy Adams summed up the treaty as "nothing was adjusted, nothing was settled". The treaty said nothing about the impressment of sailors. -
Battle of New Orleans
Before the news of the Treaty of Ghent arrived to America, one more battle broke out. Under the commandment of General Andrew Jackson, Americans won the battle with stunning victory over the British.