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At the time, tension for war with Britian was high. James Madison tried his best to avoid war, but eventually, warhawks took congress.
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A war hawk is somebody that wants their country to go to war with another country.
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The war hawks are angry with britian for a ton of reasons so they are considering war.
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Due to the warhawks taking power in the government, a war has been declared against britian. Even though the country is not prepared for war.
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The previous president of the United States made cuts to the military and reduced taxes. So the country is very weak.
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Britian has blockaded, or shut down a port for a period of time, American ports, weakening their power.
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At the time, Cananda was british territory. So America came and fought a battle in canada
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The USS Constitution is a ship that the United States used for the first time. It was strong enough to deflect cannon balls.
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In this battle, the United States won against the British forces
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In this battle, Britian won against American forces
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The capitol of the United States was attacked and burned. The president was able to escape with important documents.
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The star spangled banner was wriiten as a poem by Lewis Scott Key and in 1932 it became the national anthem.
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The hartford convention was a group of federalist talking about Britian withdrawling their forces.
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The treaty of Ghent was a document that would end the war of 1812. But it did not make it in time for the battle of New Orleans
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The battle of New Orleans was the last battle before the treaty of ghent arrived and the war ended.
