YA8-War1812-Hope

  • British attack the USS Chesapeake

    British attacked and boarded the American frigate looking for British Navy.
  • Jefferson passes the Embargo Act

    Prohibited American vessels from sailing to foreign ports and vice versa
  • James Madison inaugurated president

    Official power taken by James Madison
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Fought over white expansion into indian territory between Confederacy of Native Indian and U.S armed forces
  • America declares war with Britian

    President signed the declration into law and the war of 1812 begins.
  • Battle of Lake Erie

    Nine small outgunned ships defeated a Royal Navy fleet in Lake Erie
  • British Burn Washington D.C

    AfterBAttle of Bladenburg, British group led by General Robert Ross set fire to many U.S public buildings.
  • Battle of Baltimore

    sea/land battle fought between British and American Forces
  • Treaty Of Ghent

    signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium ending the War of 1812
  • Battle of New Orleans

    the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could remove Louisiana from the rest of the U.S