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The nation was at peace but trouble was brewing. Across the Atlantic ocean were fighting a war that threatened to interfere with american trade.
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An embargo prohibits trade with another country. The act targeted Great Britain but the embargo banned trade with all non american countries.
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The republicans chose Madison as a candidate hoping that it would raise voter anger against the embargo act. Madison won the election and Pinckney only had 47 votes.
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harrison attacked prohetstown.meanwhile tecumseh was out trying to enlarge the confederacy.
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general william hull led the american army from detroit all the way to canada where they met tecumseh and his men. fearing a battle with the natives so he surrendered
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Harrison defeated the Brittish at the battle of Thames. The battle took place by lake Erie.
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perry defeated the british at lake erie. Lake erie is on the border of ohio and detroit.
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The british captured and burned washington dc. later the americans recapture dc and defeat the british.
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The Americans win the battle of Champlain. Ended the final invasion of the Northern states.
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Was signed in 1814 in Ghent. Was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain.
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Remembered as one of the conflict’s biggest and most decisive engagements. In the battle of new orleans future President Andrew Jackson and a motley assortment of militia fighters, frontiersmen, slaves, Indians and even pirates weathered a frontal assault by a superior British force, inflicting devastating casualties along the way.
