THE WAR OF 1812
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- EARLY IN THE WAR, THE BRITISH AND AMERICANS FOUGHT BACK AND FORTH IN NAVEL BATTLES. THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE WAS A FIGHT AT THE CANADIAN ORDER. THIS BATTLE WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PAVED THE WAY FOR THE US TO MARCH INTO CANADA.
- THE CREEK WAR WAS A WAR AGAINST THE CREEK, WHO WERE ANGRY WITH THE AMERICANS FOR TAKING THEIR LAND. ANDREW JACKSON GATHERED 2,000 SOLDIERS TO ATTACK THE CREEK. THIS WAR ENDED IN THE TREATY OF FORT JACKSON, AND THE CREEK HAD TO GIVE UP MILLIONS OF ACRES OF THEIR LAND
- THE BRITISH ATTACKED WASHINGTON, D.C. THEY SET THE WHITE HOUSE ON FIRE, AS WELL AS THE CAPITOL AND OTHER IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. THE PRESIDENT HAD TO FLEE AS THE BRITISH KEPT CLOSING IN. THEN THE BRITISH SAILED TO MARYLAND AND SHELLED FORT MCHENRY. THEY THEN RETREATED.
- THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS WAS WON BY THE AMERICANS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ANDREW JACKSON. THE BRITISH LOST AND SUFFERED ABOUT 2,000 CASUALTIES WHILE THE AMERICANS ONLY LOST 70 MEN.
- THE HARTFORD CONVENTION WAS A GATHERING OF FEDERALISTS WHO WANTED TO END THE WAR. BEFORE THE DELEGATES COULD TAKE THEIR INFORMATION TO WASHINGTON, THE WAR WAS OVER. THE FEDERALISTS WERE LAUGHED AT AND THEY LOST SOME OF THEIR POLITICAL POWER.
- BECAUSE COMMUNICATIONS HAD SLOWED, NEITHER THE FEDERALISTS NOR JACKSON NEW ABOUT HE TREATY OF GHENT. THE TREATY OF GHENT ENDED THE WAR AND WAS SIGNED ON DECEMBER 24th OF 1814.
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