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Americans were angry because Britain was arming native americans. The Americans disliked the impressment of the american sailors by the british. Many Americans Thought the countrry's honor was at stake.
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War hawks wanted Britain to go to war. some newenglanders thought that war would harm trade. Opposition to war was strong in new england.
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Britain told the u.s that they would keep impressing soldiers. Native americans started attacking borderline settlements.
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Britain was still at war with Europe. Giving native americans supplies helped protect canada against invasion. Britain was not prepared for war.
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America was in war with Europe, therefore there was going to be 2 wars going on. americans thought they were confident enough to win the war. Jefferson made cuts that made the army weaker.
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The british navy had 135 warships making a blockade to american ports. Britain was able to close all american ports by the end of the war.
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General william hull invaded canada with his troops. Hull was afraid that he didnt have enough soldiers. later he retreated from invading canada.
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The USS "constitution" had beaten the british warship. when the british open fired, it bounced off of the ship. It seemed that the "constitution" was made of iron.
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The american flagship had gotten very damaged. The commander switched ships to continue the battle. Oliver hazard perry had won the battle.
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Andrew jackson had taken command of the american forces in georgia. Jacksom had defeated horseshoe bend. The treaty that ended gave up millions of acres of land.
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The presidents wife talk all of the presidents important papers and fled. British put fire two buildings including the White House. Americans were shocked that they couldn't defend Washington.
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Key wrote a poem on the back of an envelope which was named the Star-Spangled Banner. It told the story of his nights watch. It became the National anthem of the US.
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There were a series of meetings. The federalist party discussed concerns about the war of 1812. The convention wanted to remove the 3/5 compromise.
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Britain did not want anymore war. Britain and Ghent Belgium signed the treaty. The treaty put things the way they had been before the war.
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Andrew jackson and his soldiers had gotten a victory over the british at the battle. The fight lasted between January 8 - January 18 of 1815.
