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The War Of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
When Madison took office, tension with the British was high. The British armed the Native Americans and that made the Americans angery. New Englanders thought war with Britian would harm thier trade. -
War Hawks Take power
Members of congress from south and west called for war with Britian these were called the War Hawks. The War Hawks had a strong sencer of nationdism. Herny Clay of Kentucky was the most outspoken War Hawk. Britian was arming Native Americans on the frontier and encouroging them to attcak settelers. The War Hawks felt that winning the war against Britian would bring peace. -
Relations with Great Britian Worsen
Fighting relations with Native Americans caused relations between the US and Britian worsen. The British supplied guns and ammunition the the Native Americans, The Americans and Birtish continued to disagree over trade. -
America is not ready for war
American declaratior of war took the British by Suprise. When war began US forced diffcutties of its own. The Navy only had 16 ships to fight. -
Congress Declares War On Britian
British war ships blockaded some American ports. The American had crippled the British ships and left 32 British dead or wounded. The war hawks argued that congress prepare for a wasr aginist Britian. -
Britian Blockades America ports
Blockade is the action of shutting a port or road to prevent people or supplies from coming into an area or leaving it. The British had 135 warships blocking the American ports. The British had close all America ports. -
Invasion of Canada
The War Hawks ecpected Canadians to welcome the chance to throw off British rule. American troops had invated Canada from detroit. General Issac Brook took advantage of Hull confusion. Brooks Army of British soliders and Native Americans suround Hull army and foread to surender. -
USS Consititution Scroed a Victory
It was a warship nicknamed the Old Ironsid It had a thick wooden hull and the ship was made of iron, the ship was in a major sea battle. -
Battle or Thames
American under Gener Willan Herny Harrison pursued them. They follow the British to Canada. The Tecumseh was killed in the Battle. The American Allies quickly retreated. -
Horseshoe Bend
The Native Americans had to give up thier land to the whites. Jackson had made the crushing victory. The leader of the creeks walked alone into Jacksons camp to surrender. -
Washington D.C. Attacked and Burned
British ships had sailed into the Chesapeake Bay and Landed an invasion forse about 30 miles from Washinton DC. President Madison was watching the Battle and Dolly Madison was in the white house waiting for her husband Dolly was not there to watch the British burn down the buildings. -
Attack on Baltimore
The British had moved on to Baltimore, thier frist objective was fort Mchenery. The British warships had bombored the fort through the night. The Americans had quickly beaten off the attack. -
Battle of lake Erie
The Americans set out to win control of lake Erie. Oliver Hazard sailed his tiry fleet aginist the British. Perry (British) took his flag down and rowed over to another American Ship. The British had lost control of Lake Erie. The Americans had won the Battle. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner was a poem writen on a old envolope, People seemed to like it and was set into a song. It became very popular and became the National Anthem. -
Hartford Convention
People had suggested that the New England states secede from the US, the news from the peace treaty arrived. The Hartford Convention had quickly ended. -
Treaty Of Ghent
The treaty was signed in the City of Ghent Belgium, the people had agreed to restore prewar conditions. All the other issues were settled later in time. Eruope would now treat the public with more respect. -
Battle of New Orlean
British soldiers prepared to attack New Orlenas. The British hoped to sail Mississippi. Jackson had turned his frontier fighter into a strong army.
