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__Topics that must be addressed:__ Causes of the War of 1812 // 1. Both Britain and France were interfering with American trade and were taking American ships. //

// 2. The United States believed that Britain still not treating it as an independent country, and was actually providing Native Americans with guns to attack American settlers. //

// 3. The United States also wanted to take Canada from Britain, and Florida from Spain. //

Major Events of the War of 1812 **June 18, 1812 –** ** The United States declared war on Great Britain. ** **October 13, 1812** ** - **British forces won the Battle of Queenston Heights in Canada. **January 22, 1813** ** - **An American army advancing toward Detroit was defeated and captured at Frenchtown on the Raisin River. **April 27, 1813** ** - **American forces captured York (now Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. They later burned some public buildings. **September 10, 1813** ** ­- **American naval forces under Master-Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry won the Battle of Lake Erie. **October 5, 1813** ** ­- **American forces under General William Henry Harrison won the Battle of the Thames River in Moraviantown, an Indian village in Canada. **December 1814** ** ­- **British forces crossed the Niagara River, captured Fort Niagara, and burned Buffalo and neighboring villages. **July 25, 1814** ** ­- **American forces under Major General Jacob Brown and Brigadier General Winfield Scott crossed the Niagara River from Buffalo and defeated the British at the Battle of Chippewa. **August 24, 1814** ** ­- **British troops invaded Washington, D.C., and burned the Capitol and the White House. **September 11, 1814** ** ­- **American naval forces defeated a British fleet in the Battle of Lake Champlain. **December 24, 1814** ** ­- **The Americans and the British signed a peace treaty in Ghent, Belgium. **January 8, 1815** ** ­- **American forces under General Andrew Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans.

Major Events of the War of 1812: The war began on June 18, 1812 after James Madison sent a message to Congress about declaring war with Great Britain and the Senate and the House voted on it. On July 12, 1812 and October 13, 1812, the United States was defeated by the British when they invaded Canada. America was also defeated and captured January 22, 1813 at Frenchtown. Finally, on January 22, 1813, the United States captured York, September 10, 1813, they won the Battle of Lake Erie, and on October 5, 1813 they won the Battle of the Thames River. The United States was defeated at the next war, but won the one following, but on August 24, 1814, the British burned down the White House. Then, the British were defeated yet again, but on December 24, 1814, the United States and Great Britain signed a peace treaty.

Impact of the War of 1812
 * Increased American Patriotism
 * Weakened Native American Resistance
 * U.S. manufacturing grows
 * Proved we could defend ourselves
 * Began to believe that we would prosper and grow

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