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James Madison was a quiet man. He wanted to keep his country out of war, and some Americans believed his ideas were too timid. He also help to pass the Bill of Rights, and to write the Constitution.
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One goal of the War Hawks was to conquer Canada.William Hull moved American troops into Canada. Isaac Brock used some scare tactics to scare the Americans off, such as dressing his soldiers in red coats to look like trained British Troops.
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In spring, the British told Americans they were going to keep impressing sailors. Native Americans began attacks on frontier settlements. In June congress declared war Britian.
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The war did not come at a good time for Britian. The United States was not prepared either, they thought they would win the war because the British were in war with another country. Jefferson's spending cuts had weakened the military. The Americans Army was small with fewer than 7,000 men.
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The war took British by surprise, and Jefferson didn't want to spend money on defense. They didn't have enough men, and enough equipment. Also, the U.S. was still a new nation.
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By 1814 the British navy had 135 warships blockading American ports. The small American navy was unable to break it. They still won several victories.
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The Americans thought it would be easy to conquer canada. William Hull moved the troops into canada. They tricked them into thinking they were helping, because Indians and Canada were already at war.
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Isaac Hull was the captian of the Constitution. Isaac spotted the British ship Gueriere. Each ship spent an hour reading their positions. After a long battle, the British surrendered.
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Oliver Perrie designed his old boat and set off to fight. The British left his boat helpless, so he lowered his flag. He climbed onto an American ship, The U.S. won the battle.
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Proctor planned to trap Harrison on the banks of Thames. Without fortifying their positions, American troops were able to attack easily.
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Andrew Jackson took over American forces, and the Cherokee's had helped. Jackson won the battle. After, Britian wrote a treaty that took several weeks to reach America.
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President Madison watched the battle. The british troops quickly scattered American troops. Dolley Madison waited for her husband, who didnt come. The battle came close to the White House, so she grabbed papers important to the president, and fled.
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British rockets bombarded the harbor. When morning came, the American Flag was still standing, and the British withdrew. Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about it, which later became the national anthem of the U.S.A.
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After witnessing the battle of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about the battle. The poem later became the national anthem of the United States.
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The Federalists disliked having a republican as president. The delegates threatened to leave the union if the war continued.The delegates met in Hartford, Ct, most of them federalists. It ended quickly because of the Treaty of Ghent.
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The British had become tired of war. They started to talk about peace treaties. The treaty took a while to reach America. On Christmas Eve, the two sides signed the Treaty of Ghent.
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This battle was the final battle of 1812. The british planned to attack New Orleans. The British attack back fired, and the Americans won.
