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tensions with britin increased when james madison took office
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war hawkes are people who were eager to go to war with britin
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the americans were mad at britin for recent activities and suppling native americans with weapons and britin said they would keep impersing sailors
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the reason they went to war is because warhawks were eager to go to war with britin and things that britin had done in those recento years
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by 1814 british had 135 warships blockin american ports by the end of the war they blocked all american ports
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the war hawks demanded an invasion to canada in 1812 america sent troops under general william hull invaded canada from detroit
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america was not ready for war because it had been so long sense they had been to war and there arent that many expierinced soldiers
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lake erie was important for america so under the leadership of olizer hazard perry the americans took lake erie
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lake erie was a important place for both sides for a route to each side of the lake because america was on one side and canada was on the other america won the battle making britin retreat to canada
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on febuary 27 america and britin battle on horseshoe bend
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In the summer of 1814 britin burn down the whitehouse.
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Fransis scot key witnessed the battle of fort mchenry and the american flag was still up and he wrote a poem about it ad this was used as the anthem
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Sighned on december 24 1814 in flemish city of ghent
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andrew kackson became a national hero his fame did not dim even when the battle could have been avoided
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The Hartford convention was a series of meetings in 1815 in hartford
