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battle of new orleans

Two weeks after the War of 1812 officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the war at the Battle of New Orleans

Treaty of Ghent

On December 24, 1814, The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada.

attack on fort McHenery.

Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a historical American coastal star-shaped fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay September 13–14, 1814.

Battle of horseshoe bend

Andrew Jackson and his forces won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Horseshoe Bend was the major battle of the Creek War, in which Jackson sought to "clear" the Mississippi Territory for American settlement. He commanded an army of Tennessee militia men, which he had turned into a well-trained fighting force.

Battle of Thames

The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moravian town, was a United States victory in the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom and the Tecumseh's Confederacy. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada.

war of 1812 road map

Battle of lake Erie

In the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history, U.S. Captain Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine American ships to victory over a squadron of six British warships at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

Oliver hazard perry

Commander at the battle lake Erie.

He was the son of USN Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah Wallace Alexander, and the older brother of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry.

War hawks

Debate over whether to go to war, or whether to continue or escalate an existing war.

by: ally reeves

Embargo act 1807

The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general Embargo that made any and all exports from the United States illegal.

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