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President Madison takes office
Americans were angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in the Northwest. -
WarHawks take power
opposition to war was strongest in New England. -
Relations with Great Britain worsen
The Britsih told the united States they would continue impressing sailors. -
Congress declares waron Britain
Britain was not willing to meet American demands to avoid war. -
America is not ready for war
Americans were confident that they would win. The United States was not prepared for war. -
Britain blockades american ports
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. -
Invasion of Canada
American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detroit. Fearing he did not have enough soliders he soon retreated. -
USS constitution scores a victory
The USS constitution defeated the British warship Gurriere in a feirce battle. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry switched to another ship and continued the fight until it was won. 'We have met the enemy and they are ours' -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The treaty that eneded the fight forced the creeks to give up millions of acres of land. -
Washington D.C. attacked and burned
The British set fire to several government builings,including,the White House. -
Writing of the star spangled Banner
Congress made it the natinoal anthem of the United States. -
Hartford of convention
Delegates to the Hartford convention suggested that the new England states secede from the United States. -
Battle of the New Orleans
American forces under General Anderew Jackson won a stunning victory over the Britsh at the Battle of New Orleans. -
Treaty of Ghent
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.