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President Madison takes office
When James Madison took office, the Americans had high tesion with Britain. Britain had armed Native Americans in the Northwest territory. -
War Hawks Take Power
Henrey Clay and John C. Calhoun became the leaders of the House of Representatives. Clay,Calhoun, and their followers were called "War Hawks". The War Hawks wanted to go to war with Britain. -
Relations with Britain Worsen
Relations with Britain worsened steadily for the early months of 1812. In the spring of 1812, Britain had told america that they would contnue to impress american sailors. Native americans in the northwest were starting new frontier battles. The cause was the British arming the natives. -
Congress Declares war with Britain
Britain had been sending their soldiers over to America. Britain been arming Native Americans in the northwest. soon, Congress declared war with Britain. -
America is not Ready for War
Thomas Jefferson's spendig cuts had weakend the new nation. America's Military had less than 7,000 men. The Navy had only 16 warships ready for war. -
Britain Bloakas American Ports
Britain had blockaded the Americans coast, stopping American trade. After reinforcing their troops, Britain managed to close off all ports. The British closed the entire coast. -
Invaision of Canada
General william Hull had started to invade Canada but retreated. William had thought that he hadn't enough men. Britishgeneral, Isaac Brock had seen the apportunity. Isaac and his men suronded William and his men, forcing them to surrender. British had now captured more than 2'000 of America's soldiers. -
USS Constitution scores a victory
The USS Constitution had defeated the British ship "Guerriere" in a feirce battle. British artilery fire bounced off of the USS Constitution. This gave the USS Constitution the knickname "Old Ironsides" -
Battle of Lake Erie
Both sides of the battle knew the importance on controlling the lake. The battle took place in Put-In-Bay in the western part of the lake. The battle lasted for 3 hours. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
In the summer of 1813 Native Americans suffered defeat in southern America. Creek warriors had been attacking many southern settlements. Andrew Jackson had taken control of the forces in Georgia. By March of 1814, Jackson's men had defeated the Creeks. -
Washington D.C.Attacked and Burned
A British force was moving toward Washing ton D.C. When they got there, they burned many government buildings, including the White House. Americans were shocked to find out that the military could not protect Washigton. -
Writing the Star Spangled Banner
After a long filled night of fighting in Fort McHenry, Francis Key noticed that the flag was still waving of the fort. Francis wrote a poem about the night on the back of an envolope. He called it the Star Spangled Banner, and it soon became the national anthem. -
Hartford Covention
A group of Federalists met at the Hartford Convention in Conneticut. Some Federalists suggested that the New England states scede from the United States.Word of the treaty of Ghent spread, so the convention soon ende -
Treaty of Ghent
Both sides signed the treaty of Ghent. News of the treaty took 2 weeks to reach America. The treaty returned evrything back to normal. -
Battle of New Orleans
Both sides had one last battle. The American force was led by Andrew Jackson.The Americans had won a well earned battle.
