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President Madison Takes Office
Where: United States
Who: James Madison
Impact: Americans angry at Britain for arming Native Americans in the Northwest -
War Hawks Take Power
Where: House of Representatives in Gongress
Who: John C. Calhoun Henry Clay
Impact: Eager for war with Britain, Felt a sense of nationalism or pride in one's country -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
Where:United States
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
Congress
Impact: British impressing sailors, Native Americans continued to attack frontier settlements -
America is not Ready for War
Where: United States
Who: Thomas Jefferson
Weakened American strength, Navy had only 16 warships , army was also small -
Britain Blockades American Ports
Where: American Coast
Who: United States, Britain
British navy had 135 warships blockading American ports -
Invasion of Canada
Where: Canada
Who: American troops - General William Hull British General Isaac Brock
2,000 American soldiers were captured
Serious defeat for U.S. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory
Where: North USS Constitution
Who: United States Britain
USS Constitution defeated British warship, Gueriere -
Battle of Lake Erie
Where: Lake Erie Put-In-Bay
Who: United States
We have met the enemy and they are ours!
Britain forced to leave Detroit -
Battle of Horeshoe Bend
Where: Ghent
Who: Americans / Andrew Jackson Creeks
Creeks had to give up millions of acres of land -
Washington, D.C. Attacked and Burned
Where: Nation's Capital Washington, D.C.
Who: United States Britain
British set fire to several government buildings,including the White House -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
Who: America Britain
Americans defeat the British at Fort McHenry
National anthem created by Francis Scott Key -
Hartford Convention
Where: Hartford ,Connecticut
Who: United States Britain
Independence from Britain -
Treaty of Ghent
Where: United States Britain
Who: U.S. officialy independent allowed to be independent
Treaty of Ghent signed ended War -
Battle of New Orleans
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Who: United States: Andrew Jackson Britain
Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British
