War of 1812

President Madison Takes Office

Mar 4, 1809

• Made Tention with Britian high *The countrys honor was at stake *Americans were angry at Britian for giving Native Americans guns *Henry Clay & John C. Calhoun became leaders of the House *British continued to impress American sailors

Relations with Great Britian Worsen

Jan 2, 1812

• The British continue to impress Americn Saliors *Congress declare war on Britain
• Britain was not willing to meet American demands to avoid war *British gave Native Americans guns *135 British shipsblockading American ports

Congress Declares War on Britain

Jun 18, 1812

*The U.S. was not prepared for war
* The Navy only had 16 war ships
* The army was very small

Britain Blockades American Ports

Jul 1, 1812

*The British thought this would streangthen their army
*To keep wepons and supplies away form the Americans
*They wanted to prevent trade with American and Europe

Horseshoe Bend

Mar 27, 1814

• Andrew Jackson Won
• Natice Americans (Creeks) surrendered
• The Cherokees helps Jackson Win
• The treaty ended

Treaty of Ghent

Dec 15, 1814

• Peace Treaty that ended the War of 1812 *Resotred realations with the U.S. and the U.K.
• The treaty was ratified by Parliment *Signed into law by Prince Regent *It tooks weeks for the news of the peace to reach the U.S.

Hartford Convention

Dec 15, 1814

*Held in Hartford,Connecticut
*It was held to dicuss political problems