Book+Project+about+the+War+of+1812

2 || What I Wrote France and Great Britain fought in a war. It was fought in the Atlantic Ocean. . || They kept the crew hostageAND FORCED THEM TO WHAT?. || Tecumseh was angry, and didn't want the white people to take over his land. || In the beginning of the war the U.S. had about __20 less ships than Britain__ ???A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN TWENTYand none of the were as powerful as the Britain ships. || destroyed over one hundred British ships. || Anthem. ||
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 * ~ 3 || France and Great Britain wouldn't let each other get supply boats threw. They would block them off and if they didn't leave they would attack. ||
 * ~ 4 || U.S. sailors got captured by Britain.
 * ~ 5 || British stopped the US boats like the Chesapeake. One man on the Chesapeake died after being captured by the British . ||
 * ~ 6 || The U.S. made a “law” called the Embargo Act. WHYIt was to not to be able to trade items with all the foreign nations. United States made this law because they were helping Britain win the war by trading them supplies. HUH? ||
 * ~ 7 || The Embargo Act did not work. Traders secretly traded with other countries. The Embargo Act was repealed and they made the Non-Intercourse Act in 1809. It was told not to trade with Britain or France. ||
 * ~ 8 || The British gave the Indians military aid. This way the Indians could fight the Americans instead of the British fighting them. ||
 * ~ 9 || Tecumseh was one of the most talented Shawnee chiefs. He was a skilled warrior and he warned other tribes of danger.
 * ~ 10 || Tecumseh’s dream was to unite the American Indians of the Northwest Territory, the South and Eastern Mississippi Valley into a single team to keep away American Settlers ||
 * ~ 11 || The Battle of Tippecanoe started when the Indians attacked Harrison's soldiers. Harrison’s soldiers defeated the Indians then destroyed the Indian village. ||
 * ~ 12 || Americans said in the newspaper that the war was Britain's fault and they are the ones that made war. ||
 * ~ 13 || The War Hawks were congress men of the Untied States, strong people in the West and South. They were not scared of the British. They wanted to defeat the British so there country could grow. ||
 * ~ 14 || The War Hawks wanted to declare war against Britain. They didn’t think it was fair to let Britain keep them a small nation ||
 * ~ 15 || The Federalists were the strongest opponents to the War Hawks. WHERE WERE THEY WHY NOT WANT WAR ||
 * ~ 16 || The Southern and Western states voted for war. It was concluded that fighting the war was the right thing. It was the first time America voted for war. ||
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 * ~ 18 || The U.S. government licensed privately owned ships called privateers that attacked the British ships that carried supplies being sent to the British. The privateers
 * ~ 19 || U.S. tried to invade Canada. They were not ready for it and failed in their invasion. ||
 * ~ 20 || The battle at Lake Erie was victory for the United states in 1813. Britain had to surrender. ||
 * ~ 21 || The Battle of the Thames was won the buy U.S. and this really hurt Britain because now the U.S. felt more powerful and willing to attack more. ||
 * ~ 22 || The Creek War and the Battle of Horseshoe Bend were fought against the Creek Indians and the U.S. had an amazing victory altogether. ||
 * ~ 23 || Britain was very strong in the East and was building up there, they then attacked the capitol and made President Jefferson leave.NOPE WHY BURN CAPITAL It was the very first time, and so far the last time that our capital has burned down. ||
 * ~ 24 || Britain the went to Baltimore were the U.S. was and they were both ready to fight at Fort McHenry. ||
 * ~ 25 || The United States was able to hold off the British and the British ended up retreated. ANY DETAIL?? ||
 * ~ 26 || During the war a man named Francis Scott Key boarded a warship in Chesapeake Bay. He was there to free his friend Dr. William Beanes who was being kept a prisoner. As he waited on the ship the battle began and he was keeping an eye on the flag. He started to write a poem about what he saw and it was later made into the national
 * ~ 27 || After the last war in New Orleans, that the U.S. destroyed Britain, the U.S. discovered that they signed a peace treaty with Britain. ||
 * ~ 28 || Star Spangled Banner ||
 * ~ 29. || My Star Spangled Banner ||