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Tension with Britain was rising. Britain armed Native American in the northwest. britain continued to impress American sailors.
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Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun become leaders in the House of Representatives. They were strong war hawks. Opposition to war was strong in New England.
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Great Britain tells the U.S that they will keep impressing sailors. Native Americans in the northwest attacked American frontier settlers.
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The British were still at war in Europe, which made it a bad time for Britain to go to war with America. However, the British didn't want to avoid the war.
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Americans only had 16 warships, and a (tiny) 17,000 man army. Jefferson's spending cuts had a bad effect on the war and American's readiness.The americans were confident, but not quite ready.
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Britain blockaded tthe whole American coast. They used 135 warships blocking ports.
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American troops under General William Hull went from Detroit to invade Canada. they thought that Canadians would like its rhey didn't like British rule either. Hull, however was unsure of himself, and General Isaac Brook, (British) took advantage of it , and defeated the Americans with his army and a Native American Force.
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The Constitution and Guerriere fought for an hour. The Guerriere's fire bounced of the American ship, as it was very thick and durable. The ship was nicknamed, " Old ironsides". The Guerriere was battered, and it was a stunning victory for the U.S
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Oliver Hazard Perry fought the British on put in bay. He had to switch to another ship when the flagship was badly damaged. After, Perry said, " We have met the enemy andd they are ours"
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Andrew jackson commanded Americans to defeat the Creek warriors at Horshoe Bend. Millions of acres of land were given up by the Creeks as a result.
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British marched into the city, and burned government buildings, including the White House. Americans were shocked that the capitol could not be defended.
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Francis Scott Keywrote a poem on the back of an old envelope of what e saw during the attack on Baltimore. The poem, about our flag staying high, became our national anthem in 1931.
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Federalists came together and talked about possibly seceding from the states, but when the peace treaty came back, they dismissed the idea.
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Britain ends the war with the Americans in Ghent, Belgium , on christmas eve, 1814. Things turned out to be how they were before the war.
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Because the news from Ghent took so long to reach the U.S, they kept fighting, and the Americans defeated the British in New Orleans under Andrew Jackson.
