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Neal Corbelli **War of 1812**

1) The war of 1812

The war of 1812 was fought between the British and their Indian allies against the Americans. Some consider it the final battle of independence for USA. The British at the time were fighting Napolean Bonaparte of France. Because there were not enough sailors for the British ships, they decided to intecept American ships, steal their cargo, and even force the sailors to work on their ships.

2) There were many important battles in the War of 1812. Some of these include The Battle of Thames, The Battle of Tippecanoe, The Battle at Detroit, The Battle of Chipewa, The Battle of Baltimore, and the Battle at New Orleans.

3) The Treaty of Ghent was the final treaty that ended the war. This treaty was passed at 6:00 o’clock on December 24th 1814. James Madison was the president at the time, while Andrew Jackson was in New Orleans unaware of the treaty. The Americans fought a totally unnecessary battle that took over 2,000 lives.

4) The British burn Washington D.C. because the Americans burnt York (present day Toronto).

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 * The war ended in Stalemate
 * Star Spangled Banner was written during the burning of Washington D.C.
 * Called America's forgotten war.
 * US declared war against Great Britain
 * The war happened because Great Britain was intercepting American Ships, stealing their cargo, and searching the ships