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Americans were angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in the Northwest.
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opposition to war was strongest in New England.
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The Britsih told the united States they would continue impressing sailors.
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Britain was not willing to meet American demands to avoid war.
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Americans were confident that they would win. The United States was not prepared for war.
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British navy had 135 warships blockading American ports. After reinforcing the troops the Britsh were able to close off all American ports by wars end.
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American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detroit. Fearing he did not have enough soliders he soon retreated.
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The USS constitution defeated the British warship Gurriere in a feirce battle.
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Oliver Hazard Perry switched to another ship and continued the fight until it was won. 'We have met the enemy and they are ours'
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The treaty that eneded the fight forced the creeks to give up millions of acres of land.
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The British set fire to several government builings,including,the White House.
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Congress made it the natinoal anthem of the United States.
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Delegates to the Hartford convention suggested that the new England states secede from the United States.
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American forces under General Anderew Jackson won a stunning victory over the Britsh at the Battle of New Orleans.
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The two sides signed the Treaty of Ghent wich eneded the war. The treaty returned things to the way they had been before the war.
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