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President Masidon Takes Office
Where:United States
When:March4,1809
Who Was Involved:James Masidon
Impact:Americans angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in the Northwest -
War Hawks Take Power
House of Representatives in Congress
John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Eager for war with Britain
Felt a sense of nationalism or pride in one's country -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
Where:United States
Who Was Involved:British told the U.S. they would continue impressing sailors
Native Americans in the Northwest began new attacks on frontier settlements
Impact:Americans angry with Britain -
Congress Declares War on Britain
Where:Congress
Who Was Involved:Congress
Impact:British impressing sailors
Native Americans continued to attack frontier settlements -
America is Not Ready for War
Where:United States
Who Was Involved:Thomas Jefferson (spending cuts had weakened American military strength)
Impact:*Weakened American strength
*Navy had only 16 warships
*army was also small -
Britain Blockades American Ports
Where:American coast
Who Was Involved:British+Americans
Impact:British navy had 135 warships blockading American ports -
Invasion of Canada
Where:Canada
Who Was Involved:American troops- General William Hull
British General Isaac Brock
Impact:2,000 American soldiers were captured
Serious defeat for U.S. -
USS Constitution
Where:North Atlantic Ocean
Who Was Involved:United States+British
Impact:USS Constitution defeated British warship Guerriere -
Battle of Lake Erie
Where: Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay
Who was Involved: United States
Impact: "We have met the enemy and and they are ours! Britain forced to leave Detroit -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Where: Georgia
Who was Involved: Americans/ Andrew Jackson + Creeks
Impact: Creeks had to give up millions of acres of land -
Washington, D.C. Attacked and Burned
Where: Nations Capital, Washington D.C.
Who was Involved: United States + British
Impact: The British set fire to several government buildings, including the white house -
Attack on Baltimore & the Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
Where: Washington D.C. White house
Who was Involved: Americans + British
Impact: Americans defeat the British at Fort Mchenry + National anthem created by Francis Scott Key -
Hartford Convention
Where: Hartford Connecticut
Who was Involved: United States + British
Impact: Independence from Britain -
Treaty of Ghent
Where: Ghent, Belgium
Who was Involved: United States + British
Impact: U.S. officially independent, Allowed to be independent, Treaty of Ghent signed ended fighting -
Battle of New Orleans
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Who was Involved: United States: Andrew Jackson + British
Impact: Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British
