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War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
America Was Angry At Britain For Arming Native Americans
Americans Resented The Impressment Of US Sailors By The British
Tension With Britain Was High When Madison Took Office
America Felt NAtionalism During Madison Taking Office
Henry Clay And Jhon c. Calhoun Became The Leaders Of THe House Of Represtatives -
Warhawks Take Power
A Warhawk was someone who was eager for war with Britain
England Beleived War With Britain Would Worsen Their Trade
In June congress declared war with Britain
Relations With Britain Steadily Worsened
Britain Continued Impressing US Sailors -
Congress Declares War On Britain
The House Of Represnatives Votes For War Were 79 To 49
The Senates Votes For War Were 19 To 13
Felix Grundy Was The Congress Man Who Proposed War With Britain
When Some People Heard About The War They Wrote A Song Called Swift Attack On Canada -
Britain Blockades American Ports
A Blockade Is The Action Of Shutting Down A Port Or Road To Prevent People/Supplies From Coming Into Or Leaving An Area
The British Navy Had 135 War Ships As The Blockade
The American Army Only Had 7,000 Men At The Time
The USS Constitution Beat Querriere In Battle
The USS Constitution Was Called Iron Sides Because The Enemy Fire Bounced Of The Ship -
Invasion Of Canada
In July 1812 American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detroit
During the battle Britain captured 2,000 US Soilder
In 1813 The American flagship was damaged
Warhawks wanted war with Canada
Hull didnt have enough soldiers and retreated -
Battle Of Lake Erie
The Battle Was 3 Hour Long
The Battle Was At Put-In-Bay
An American Flagship Was Badly Damaged
Oliver Hazard Perry Switched To Another Ship And Won
Perry Said "We Have Met The Enemy And There Ares" -
Battle Of Thames
The Battle Lasted From 1812 To 1815
The Final Battle Took Place After The Treaty Was Signed
The British Had The Biggest Navy At The Time
The Final Battle Was Called The Battle Of New Orleans
They Fought The Canadians, The British, And The Natives -
Horse Shoe Bend
Native Americans Lost THe Battle
Native Americans Attack Several Southern American Settlements
In March 1814 Andrew Defeated The Creeks At The Battle Of HorseShoe Bend
Andrew Jackson Took Command Of Us Forces In Georgia
The Treaty That Ended The Fighting Forced The Creeks To Give Up Millions Of Acres Of Land -
Washington D.C. Attscked And Burned
Dolley Madison Took All The Presidents Important Papers And Fled From The White House
The British Set Fire To Several Government Buildings
Americas Army Could Not Defend Washington
The British Strategy Was To Attack D.C. -
Writing The Star Spangled Anthem
The Star Spangled Anthem Was Written By Francis Scott Key
It Was A Very Popular Poem That Was Enjoyed And Later Set To Music
In 1913 It Became The National Anthem
It Described The Attack On Fort Mchenry -
Attack On Baltimore
Britains First Objective Was Fort McHenery, Which Defended The City's Harbor
They attacked the fort at night on 9/13/1814
Francis Scott Key saw the attack on Fort Mchenery
At dawn Francis saw the American Flag still flying above the fort
That day Francis wrote the star spangled banner wich was a poem describing the attack -
Hartford Convention
It Started With A Federalists Meeting In Hartford
People Suggested The New EnglandStates Should Seceed From The USA
When The Treaty Of Arrived At The Hartford Convention Quickly Ende
To Some Americans The War Of 1812 Was The Second War Of Independence -
Treaty Of Ghent
In 1814 Peace Talk Starts Between Britain And America
The Trteaty Of Ghent Was Signed On Christmas Eve
The Treaty Returned Everything Back To The Way It Was Before The War
News Of The Treaty Took Several Weeks To Reach The United States
During The Several Weeks They Fought 1 More Battle -
Battle Of New Orleans
The Battle Of New Orleans Was The Final Battle Of The War Of 1812
he Battle Of New Orleans Was Fought After The Traty Of Ghent Was Signed
Americans Used Many Tactics From The Native Americans
.>During The War Big Hats Were Used To Intimidate Others