The War Of 1812

By kmcguinn

  • 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.