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The War Of 1812
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President Madison takes office
James Madison helped right the constitutionand pass the bill of rights. He wanted to keep the us out of war. bet most americans thought he was to timied to britten letting them take advanteg of the united states -
The war hawks take over
The war hawks felt that the brittish were pushing america aroud as if they still owned them.so seence the war hawks were part of congress they decideed to show britten whos boss and vote to goto war with britten -
congress declairs war.
Tension with britian was high because the British were arming native americans. and alswo they were pushing america around like it was there own. so finally they were fed up and declaired war. -
America is not ready for war
America was not ready for war because thomas jefferson took maney out of the United States of Americas defece.The navy only had 16 ships. And the uss constitution was distroird. -
America Was Not Ready For War
We were not ready because thomas Jefferson took money out of our nations deffense. So the navy only had 16 war ships. -
Brittian blockades american ports
the British had blockaded the american ports so they could not trade with other countries. and the american navy was not big enough to stop them. -
Ivasion of canada
the war hawks were damanding a invasion of canada evan befor the war started. They expected canadians to welcome the chance to get away from britten. In july 1812 america tryed to invaid canada but they did not have enough troops so they had to retreit. -
The Uss Constitution Scores a Win
The uss Constitution spotted a British ship. they surronded the British ship for more than a hour. Finally they shot at them and they shot and shot until they finally surrenderd -
battle of lake errie
In 1813 Americans set out to get controll of lake errie. Captin oliver hazared parry had no flet so he had to design and build his own fleit. in septemder 1813 he sailed his tiney fleit agenst britten and amezingley sailed away with a win. -
Horse shoe bend
horse shoe bend is a battle that andrew jakson won with the help from the cherokees. -
Washington D.C attaced and burned
The Brittish had a new stradigy to attac the nations capital. In augest 1814 the british force marched into the citiy. the us army sould not deffend washington. the British set fire to many govermant bilding -
The attackon baltamore
After the british attacted washington they moved on to boltimore. They attacted fort mahenry. brittish war ships bonbarded the harbor.... After the battle was over thats when the star spangeld baner was rought -
Writting of the star spangeld baner
After the battle in baltimore inspierd Francis scott keys to write a poem about how after they woke up and there flag was still flying over the camp and how the night befor the bombs birsting in air. Andnow that is our nations national anthome. -
Hartford convension
Some threatend to leave the union if the war continuiedthen when the deligants decided what to do word of peace swept the nation. -
the treatey of ghent
the treaty of ghent was sined is decemder 1814. john qunsie adums that nothing was settald or adjusted.the tretey of ghunt was ment to be americas and brittans pre war conditions -
Battle of new orleans
During this war Andrew jackson bacame a national hero. But the war could have been evoided. it took place 2 weeks after the treaty of Ghent. also onley 7 Merican soilders died.