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Presisdent Madison Takes Office
-Tensions with Britian and the United States were high when James madison took office.
-Americans were angry at Britian for arming Native Americans of the Northwest.
-Americans wew also about the impressment of American sailors by the British.
-Most Americans felt the countrys honor was at stake.
-Relations with Britian were soon going to worsen. -
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The War of 1812
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War Hawks take power
-War Hawks were eager to go to war with Britian
-Opossition to war was strongest in New England
-American Citizens were thought war would hurt trade
-Citezens of England were not strong believers of war
-War Hawks were supporters of clay cauhlaun -
Relations with Great Britian worsen
-British told the United States they would continue impressing sailors
-Native Americans nin the Northwest began new attacks on frontier settlements
-British were encouraging Native Americans to attack U.S. settlements
-Britian and the U.S. continued to disagree over trade
-In June. congress declared war on Britian -
America Isnt ready for war
-American declaration of war took Britian by suprise
-Napolean couldnt spare any troops for U,S
-U.S. government had to reduce funds
-Because of the low spending the Navy and Army was small
-British had huge Navy and Army -
Congress declares war on Britian
-The Warhawks urged congress to prepare for war against Britian
-Many people disagreed to go to war with Britian
-President Madison asked congress to declare war
-The house of representatives voted 79-49 in favor of war
-The senate vote 19-13 in favor of war -
Britain Blockades American Ports
-British set up a blockade on the American coasts
-British Navy had 135 warships blockading American Ports
-British were able to close off all American Ports
The small American Navy was unable to break the blockade
-British suceeded in stopping America to trade with other countries -
Invasion of Canada
-American troops invaded Canada under General William Hulll
-Hull was unsure if he had enough soldiers so he retreated
-The British took advantage of Hulls confusion
-British soldiers and Native Americans surrounded and captured Hulls army
-The invasion of Canada turned out to be a serious defeat for the U.S. -
USS Constitution scores a victory
-A major sea battle was fought in the begining of the war
-The USS constitution fought agianstthe British sip Guerriere
-The USS constitution defeated the Guerriere
-Sailors nicknamed the Constitution Old Ironsides
-British artilery fire bounced of the ships wooden hull -
Battle of Lake Erie
-Both sides wanted Lake Erie
-A key 3hour battle took place in put-in-bay
-American Navy defeated the British Navy
-America had no ships available before the battle
-Captian Oliver Hazzard Perry had to build his own ships for the battle -
Battle of Thames
-Americans were attempting to recover Detroit and capture Fort Amherstburg
-British depended on Lake Erie and defended it
-British ships maintained control of the Lakes
-American troops advance toward the lake
-Americans defeated the British -
Attack on Baltimore
-British move on to Baltimore
-There first objective was to get Fort Mchenry
-British warships attacked the fort throughout the night
-At dawn the American flag still stood over the fort, America had won
-The Star Spangled Banner was written about the attack -
Horseshoe Bend
-Creek Warriors attack several American setttlements
-Andrew Jackson took command of American forces in Georgia
-Jackson defeated the creeks at Horseshoe Bend
-They signed a treaty that ended the fighting
-The treaty also got America millions of acres of land from the Creeks -
Washington D.C. attacked and burned
-British now planned to attack Washington D.C.
-August 14, British march into Washington
-British burned down government buildings
-White House was also buned down
-Americans were shocked to find out the army could not defend Washington D.C. -
Writing the Star Spangled Banner
-The British attacked Baltimore
-Francis Scott Key watched the attack
-At dawn he saw the American flag was still flying over the fort,which meant the Americans had won
-Key wrote a poem called the Star Spangled Banneron the back of an envolope
-In 1931 it became the National Anthem of the U.S. -
Hartford Convention
-Federalists met up in Hartford Connecticut
-Some delegates suggested the New England states withdraw from the U.S.
-While delegates debated, news of the peace treaty arrived
-Soon after that, the war ended
-After the war, the Hartford Convention ended -
Treaty of Ghent
-Britain was tired of war
-Peace talks started in Ghent, Belgium
-Britian and the U.S. agreed to restore prewar conditions
-John Adams(American) stated "nothing was ajdusted, nothing was settled
-It was signed in December 24,1814 to end the war -
Battle of New Orleans
-Final major battle of war of 1812
-British tried to sieze New Orleans and the territory bought in the Louisiana purchase
-American forces were commanded by Andrew Jackson
-Americans defeated the British
-Soon after the battle, the Treaty of Ghent was signed
