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Madison took office in 1809, when Americans were angry at Britian for arming native Americans in the Northwest.
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War hawks started to be more eager for war with Britian.
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Britian tols America they were going to impress sailors, while Native Americans attacked on frontier settlements.
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As America and Britian attacked each other, Congress declared war.
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America was at first confident that they were ready for war, when they were unprepaired.
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At the begging of the war, Britian blockaded the American coast.
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The USS constituion defeated British worship in a fierce battle.
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Captain Oliver Perry leads 9 American ships to victory over 6 British war ships.
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Creek warriors attacked southern American settlements. Andrew Jackson,commander of American forces in Georgia,deafeated creeks. At the battle, the treaty made creeks give up acres of land.
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A British force marched into Washington D.C. and set fire to several goverment buildings, including the White House.
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On the back of a old note, Key wrote a poem called the Star Spangled Banner.
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A group of federalists met in Hartford,and some thought England should secede from the US while delegates debated. A new treaty arrived then.
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Peace talked in Ghent, then Belguim. Both sides signed a treaty.
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Americans forces under Andrew Jackson won victorious from Britain in it's finale battle.