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President Madison takes office
Americans are angry at britain for arming the Native americans and the Americans feel there nationalism is falling apart. -
War Hawks take Power
There were many War Hawks in New england. The people that just became New Englanders did not like the war and the Congress declared war on Britain. -
Relations with Great Britain worsen
Britain is trying to avoid american demands and the Natives are pushing against both sides. -
Congress declares war on Britain
While the natives were attacking the frontier settlements. The Congress were declaring war on Britain. -
America is not ready for war
Jeffersons army cuts weekend as there were only 7,000 soldiers and the british put a blockade on american ports. -
Britain Blockades American ports
While Jefferson is preparing his army the british put a blockade on the american ports as a suprise. -
Invasion of Canada
In july 1812 American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detroit but he retreated and then Isaac Brock took that as an advantage and took Canada. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
A sea battle took place at the beggining of the war. That summer the USS Constitution defeated the british war ships and there blochade. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Commander Oliver Hazard Perry new the importance of the lake so he battled the british in the western part of the lake till victory. -
Battle of Houseshoe Bend
In the summer of 1813 creek warriors attacked southern settlements and Andrew Jackson took command in 1814 and won the creek. -
Washington, D.C. Attacked and Burned
august 1814 british forces invaded Washington D,C and let fire to the White House while the president and his wife grabbed all his papers. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
It told the story of his nights watch and the congress made his poem the national anthem. -
Hartford Convention
In december 1814 a group of Federalists met at the Hartford Convention and some wanted New England to secede while delegates thought other wise. -
Treaty of Ghent
Belgium on christmas eve 1814 both sides signed the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war and returned everything back to normal. -
Battle of New Orleans
American forces under Andrew Jacksons command won a stunning victory over the british in the battle of New Orleans.
