War of 1812 Project by Nicholas Joyal

Battle of Lake Erie: Sep 10, 1813

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 14:21:14 UTC

The Battle of Lake Erie was one of the first battles of the War of 1812. In the Battle of Lake Erie the Americans wanted to capture most of the water ways and the ports leading into Canada. The battle was a great battle with the Americans winning but they did not really gain much because Britian was just too strong. The Americans ended up with less casualties than the British with 123 to there 440. The American General in the Battle was Oliver Hazard Perry and the British General was Robert Heriot Barclay. This battle was just one of many to kick of the Battles of 1812.

Battle of Horseshoe Bend: March 27, 1814

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 14:27:22 UTC

In the Battle of Horseshoe Bend it was the Americans v. the Indians. This was a werid battle beacuse this was one of the first battles against the Americans and the Indians. The Indian tribe in the Battle was called the Red Sticks. The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was a big win by the Americans. The Americans completely stomped the Red Sticks by killing over 1,000 of them to the Americans 200 casualties. In the end of this Battle the Americans gained land over the tribe lands and also the Indians could not kill anymore of the Americans that stepped foot on there land. This Battle was a big win in general of the Americans.

Burning of Washington: Aug 24, 1814

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 14:31:36 UTC

In the Burning of Washington the British stomped into the city and when they saw that no one was there they burned down some of the big buildings there. The Britsh also ended up burning down the Capitol building as well. The Americans knew this was going to happen so they evacuated the city and nobody was left. The Americans also ended up saving all the important things in the White House like important documents and the painting of George Washington.

Battle of Baltimore: Sep 13, 1814

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 14:53:25 UTC

The Battle of Baltimore also known as The Battle of Fort McHenry was a very big battle for the Americans. In this battle a man named Francis Scott Key was captured on a boat in this battle and saw everything. This battle took place all night with the Americans and the British shooting cannons in the night like fireworks. During this F. Key was writing about the battle. At the end of the battle the Americans put up the American Flag and Francis Scott Key wrote the National Anthem for us all to hear even today. This was a historic battle and one we all keep with us today. This is the Battle were America came together.

Treaty of Ghent: Dec 24, 1814

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 14:55:54 UTC

The Treaty of Ghent took place in a city in Belgium. The Americans and Birtish came together and wrote the Treaty. The Treaty composed of the British and America completely backed there troops out of America and the Americans could have most of the Native land. The only thing that was bad about this Treaty was the the Native People had no say in any of this and it affected them too.

Battle of New Orleans: Jan 8, 1815

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 14:57:22 UTC

The Battle of New Orleans was a weird battle because it took place after the war. This was because it took a long time for word to travel about the war being over so they went ahead and fought. In this Battle the Americans completely destroyed the British killing over 2,000 just to there 60. People say if this battle took place before the war was over would the Americans gained more after it. It's possible they would but we can't tell. The Americans after the war of 1812 still had some difficulties with countries around them but still were a great country. The Battle of New Orleans really showed how strong America is and how strong they can get.

War Hawks: 1810-1812

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 15:01:11 UTC

The War Hawks are a group of Republican Congress men who wanted to capture Canada. They were led by John C. Calhoun of South Carolina and Henry Clary of Kentucky. They wanted to get this back so America could gain a lot of land a drive Britian out of North America.

USS Chesapeake: 1807

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 15:03:09 UTC

In June of 1807 a British ship by the name of Leapold stopped the USS Chesapeake in the bay. The ship Leapold was trying to take workers from the ship but the Americans did not budge. Soon after the British start to open fire on the ship but they did not know that the Chesapeake was a war ship.

Election of 1808

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 15:08:56 UTC

In the Election of 1808 James Madison was elected President. After some things that happens between the British and the Americans later in 1812 James Madison declared war on the British.

Embargo Act of 1807

joyanich27 — 2025-03-13 15:10:07 UTC

The Embargo Act of 1807 was an act placed by Thomas Jefferson. The Act was so that all of America would stop trade and only produce in country things. This Act brought America down hill from not being able to trade for what they need. Soon later in 1809 Congress ended the Act with all countries except France and England.