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British soldiers decided to impress American so that they would have to work on their ships.
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James Madison wrote to Congress about Britain's impressment of American Sailors.
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A British ship accidentally fires on an American ship, the Chesapeake, which starts a national incident.
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Thomas Jefferson declared an Embargo on Britain and all of it's products (Causing America to face an economic disaster)
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James Madison is sworn into presidency!
“Battle of York.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 July 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_York. -
America finally declares war on Britain for the second time in it's history.
“War of 1812.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 21 Aug. 2018, www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812. -
British soldiers allied with Native Americans fought against the American army in what is now Michigan.
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American soldiers surrounded and burned the British city of York (Present day Toronto)
“Battle of York.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 July 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_York. -
During the Battle of Thames, a famous warrior known as Tecumseh was killed.
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After the unnecessary final battle led by Andrew Jackson, the treaty that was created in Ghent was ratified, and the war was over.
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Most to all notes were from “Timeline.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/wned/war-of-1812/timeline/.
