War of 1812

By d_zaitzow

  • US gained independence from Britain

  • Period: to

    French Revolution

  • Period: to

    American sailors forced to serve on British ships

  • Period: to

    Thomas Jefferson president

  • Napoleon becomes French ruler

  • Period: to

    Napoleonic Wars

  • France declares all allies can't trade with Britain

  • French nations stopped trading with British

  • HMS Leopold fires on USS Chesapeake, an American ship

  • Britain issues laws called Order and Council

    Called for neutral nations to stop trading with France and its allies

  • Embargo Act started and backfired

  • Confrontation between Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison

  • Tecumseh's confederacy dealt significant blow

  • Americans try to take over Canada

    British are distracted with the war with France

  • Tecumseh leads charge against Americans

  • Americans declare war on Britain

  • Letter to Colonel William from Jefferson

  • USS Hamilton and the USS Scourge sank in Lake Ontario

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