Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.
Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.
Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.
Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.
Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.
Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.
Beginning/Origins of War
War in the West
War in the East - Attack on Washington, D.C.
War in the East - Attack on Baltimore
War in the South
Effects of the War
Madison was hesitant to declare war on Britain, he did it because he didn't want to be the first president to abandon Washington's policy of neutrality and isolationism. British eventually convinced Madison to go to war by supplying native americans with guns and ammo, and not stopping impressment.
The British and Americans both believedthe Great Lakes where the key to the Northwest Region. At Lake Erie, the Americans outbuilt the British and defeated them. William Henry Hamsondefeated the British in the battle of Thames.
As the British approached Washington D.C, Madison ordered to have all government papers to be removedfrom buildings. The British then forced them to retreat, and they burned the main government buildings. Later, a hurricane which lead to a tornado, drove the British out of Washington D.C..
Two weeks after capturing Washington DC, the British turned their attention to Baltimore for impressment. 1,500 exploding cannonballs were shot at Ft. McHenry. Sam Smith was incharge of Baltimore, and George Armistead was incharge of the defencesat McHenry. A woman named Mary Hickersale was asked to make two flags for the Fort, the largest of the two flags was 30 x 42feet.
Andrew Jackson stopped the Britishby leading an army towards the Gulf Coast. He defeatedthe Southwest Indians in the battle of horseshoeBend by getting Native American allies and trapping them. He also defided James Monroe who headed him to stay out of Florida during the attack on British they withdrew. The Britished then surrendered. In New Orleans, French PirateJean Lafitteordered an army of slaves.
The effects of the war concluded, the indian tribes near the Mississippi were subduedand subsided, they also restablisheddiplomatic ties between the U.S and Britain.