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President Madison takes office
-Tension was high with britain
-America was angery with britain Because the gave the native americans guns
- Continued impressment of sailors
-Had natinalism
-Americans were war hawks -
War hawks take power
- were eager for war with britian
- oposition to war was strongest in new england
- american citizens thought it would hurt trade
- were supporters of clay ,calhoun
- were not strong belivers in war
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Congress declairs war on great britain
-Had 16 Warships and 7,000 army men
-Jefferson trained men for army
-Britain had 135 war ships
-Britain Reinforced there troops
-They closed off all of americas ports -
America is not ready for war
- did not have supplys for war
- didnt have good weapons
- bad for economy
- did not have trained warriors
- declares war
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Britain blockades american ports
-Reinforced troops of britain
-Brtain stoped Supplys from coming or leaving america
-Britain closed off all ports by the war end
-Britain set up blockades in the first days of the war
-135 warships blockadeing america -
Invasion of canada
- was the first major battle
- frence want them on the 13 colinies side
- joined quebec city
- lacked of supplys
- the american defeated
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USS constitution scores a victory
- won the war
- no problems were solved
- there artillary fire bounced off americans thick wooden hull
- 2 ships closed in on eachother
- new ship design helped stenthened the boat
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Battle of thames
- also knon as the battle of maravation
- wanted to capture fort amhurstburg
- the british had cattle and crops
- U.S. won
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Relations with britain worsen
-Americans go to war
-Americans what to invade canada
-Tension was tight between them and britain
-Britain put up a road block on the americans coast -
Writing the star spangled banner
- lyrics from fort mchenry
- set to the tune of a popular british song
- an american patriotic song
- congress made it the natinal anthem
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Horse shoe bend
-Natives gave up land to whites
-Jackson took commander of troops
-Jackson took a crushing victory
-The leader of creeks walked alone to Jacksons camp to surrender
-The creeks had had tecumsehs -
Washington D.C. attacked and burned
- set fire to many gov buildings
- Including the white house
- dollymaddison gathered up all presidents important papers
- americans were shocked the americans could defend the army
- brtain attacked U.S.
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Battle of lake erie
- biggest navel battle
- small force of war ships
- cut the american tradelines
- put to war
- british acted fast
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Attack on baltimore
- cause was british moved there
- set fire to government buildings
- set fire to the white house
- fort McHenry was the first attack plan
- Key still saw the american flag
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Hartford convention
-New England states would sucede
-Group of federalist met
-They debated for the treaty of peace
-When the war ended th convention ended
-Almost mooved out of the U.S. -
treaty of ghent
-Nothing was Adjusted Nothing was settled
-Restored pre war Conditions
-Nothing mentioned on impressment or nutriality
-The issues hade faded since the war
-Settled dispute on the boarder of canada -
Battle of new orleans
- final major battle
- tryed to eize there teritory
- commanded by andrew jackson
- defeated the british
- ghent was passed
