War of 1812

By cyemone.nusser

  • Jefferson is Reelected

    In the election of 1804 Thomas Jefferson was against Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. Jefferson won by an astonishing 45.6% difference.

  • Embargo Act

    The Embargo Act was made to keep Americans from trading with foreign countries. It was created mainly so that America would stay neutral in the war of Britian and France.

  • Madison becomes President

    James Madison became President in 1808, when he ran against Charles C. Pinckney and George Clinton. He won by getting an astounding 70% of the votes.

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    The Battle of Tippecanoe was between the U.S. and a Native American group. the U.S. was lead by William Henry Harrison, and the Native Americans were lead by Tenskwatawa.

  • War of 1812 Begins

    The War of 1812 was between America and Britian. The war began because America was angrey with Britian for the impressment of U.S. sailors, and Britian was teaming up with the Native Americans.

  • Battle at Lake Erie

    Oliver Hazard Perry led 557 Americans into the Battle of Lake Erie. By the end of the battle agenst the British ships the U.S. came out with victory.

  • The Battle of Thames

    The Battle of Thames was also known as the Battle of Moraviantown. This battle took place in what is now called Chatham, Ontario which is in Canada. The U.S. was victorious in this battle.

  • British Burn Washington D.C.

    In 1814 the British invaded the capitol and tried to burn it to the ground, luckily it was put out in time. The British started the fire because the U.S. had attacked York, Ontario in Canada.

  • Battle at Lake Champlain

    This battle ended further invasions to the northern United States. The British were defeted in this battle, leaving the U.S. victorious.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    The Treaty of Ghent was the treaty that ended the war between Britian and America. It was signed on December 24, 1814 but unfortunatly word did not travel fast in the 1800s.

  • Battle at New Orleans

    The Battle at New Orleans took place after the Treaty of Ghent for they did not know that the treaty had been signed. 7,500 British troops marched at 4,500 American troops led by Andrew Jackson. The British troops were easily defeted because they were standing out in the open while the Americans were hiding behind bails of cotton that would catch the bullets that the British shot at them.