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The Senate passes the declaration against Great Britain requested by President Madison.
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Connecticut's governor, Roger Griswold, and Massachusetts' governor, Caleb Strong, refused to have their state's militia fight in the War of 1812.
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General William Hull surrenders to the British at the end of the first major battle of the war.
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The Americans were defeated with 900 men captured at the end of the second major battle of the war.
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Captain Stephen Decatur, commander of the USS U.S., captured the British warship, called the Macedonian.
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James Madison was elected to his second term as the President of the U.S.
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The Americans defeated the British on Lake Eerie, giving them the control over the lake for the duration of the war.
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Tecumseh, Shawnee leader of the Pan-Indian Confederation, was killed in the Battle of the Thames.
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Direct talks between the U.S. and Britain, proposed by the British foreign minister, begin.
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The British forces captured Washington D.C. and burned the White House.
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The Americans were outnumbered three to one, but defeated the British forces on the lake and shoreline.
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Francis Scott Key watched the Battle of Baltimore, and was inspired to write "The Star Spangled Banner."
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Federalist delegates met to discuss their opposition to the war. The delegates were from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
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The British and the U.S. signed the treaty and ended the war. The treaty was ratified by the U.S. Senate on February 17, 1815.
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General Andrew Jackson and his army forced back the British army, and won the last major battle of the War of 1812.