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-Tension with Britain got higher
-Americans resented the continued impressment
-A new sense of nationalism washed over the Americans
-Henry Clay/ John C. Calhoun became leaders of the house of representitives
-War with Britain would hurt American Trade -
-War Hawks felt Britain was treating the U.S. like a British Colony
-Wanted war because of revenge, and to conquer Canada
-Boasted to Congress
-Canada wants to take sides with the U.S. instead of Britain
-Henry Clay was the most outspoken of the War Hawks -
-British told the U.S. they would continue impressment
-Native Americans in the North West began attacking frontiers
-War with Britain is going to hurt trade
-Congress declares war
-Madison is still President -
-British were still at war in Europe
-British blockaded American War ships
-Canada was being protected
-America was confident in the beggining
-America's army was small -
-took British by surprise
-U.S. was facing difficulties
-reduced defense
-relied on volunteer soldiers
-attracted money -
-Britain shut American Ports
-135 navy ships blockading
-A ea battle was fought
-At wars end, Britain closed them all off -
-Major Brock drove Americans back
-General Hull invaded Canada
-Brock put himself eastern of Lake Erie
-Hull surrenders in Detroit (August) -
-captured merchant ships
-defeated 5 British Ships
-nicknamed "Old Ironsides"
-flagship in the Mediterranian
-cirlced the world in 1840 -
-Cpt. Oliver Hazard Perry built his own ships
-Perry sailed his fleet to the British
-British battered Perry's ships and left him helpless
-Perry went to another ship, and rasied the flag again
-Americans won -
-American Victory
-British and their ally retreated
-Tecumseh died during battle
-Indian Confederation falls apart -
-Andrew Jackson won
-Creek Lost
-Tenesee officer took control of American Troops
-Creeks surrender
-The fighting ended for a time being -
-british sailed to Chesapeake Bay
-President Madison watched the battle
-Dolley Madison wrote a note to her sister about James
-Britain Marched to the capital
-Dolley Madison went south, before the burning of the building -
-British marched from D.C. to Baltimore
-Their defense key was Fort McHenry
-British bombarded the harbor
-the American flag still stood
-The star spangled banner was written -
-was set to music
-ado[ted as the U.S. national Anthem
]-written after the Battle of Baltimore
-Was written as a poem by Francis Scott Key -
-English Fderlists met to discuss the aftermath of the 1812 War
-Discussed removing the three fifths compromise
-grievances on the Lousiana purchase -
-Signed on Christmas Eve
-"Nothing was adjusted, nothing was settled"
-Britain and the U.S.A. agreed to restore Pre-war conditions
-Americans thought the war of 1812 was a mistake
-People feel more like a nation -
-Andrew Jacksoin was waiting for the British
-Jackson took Pensacola in Spain away from British
-American soldier dug trenches in defense
-2,000 British soldiers fell from the American Sharp-shooters fire
-American Victory
