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Facts about the War of 1812 for kids: The 1807 Embargo Act and the Non Intercourse Act of
1809
Congress had passed the
1807 Embargo Act and the
Non Intercourse Act of 1809
in an effort to force the British and French to allow the US free
trade and commerce during the time France and Britain were engaged
in the Napoleonic Wars
(1803–1815).
Facts about the War of 1812 for kids:
The Reasons for the
War of 1812
The reasons for the War of 1812 and the grounds for complaint
against the British and their allies were given by President James
Madison as follows:
● The
British had Impressed American seamen
● The
British had disturbed US trade and commerce by stationing
warships off principal ports
● The
British had refused to permit trade between the United States
and Europe
● The
British had instigated unrest with the western Native American
Indians and encouraged them to attack American settlers
● Britain
had behaved as though they were at war with the United States
although none had been declared
Facts about the War of
1812: The Invasion of Canada
In June 1812
the United States declared war on Britain and their military forces
invaded Canada. The US believed that the Canadians would welcome the
American soldiers as their liberators and together they would
overthrow the British. But this premise was totally misguided. Many
US citizens had been loyalists during the American Revolutionary War
and immigrated to Canada to remain under British rule.
Facts about the War of 1812 for kids: The British and the Chesapeake
During the
War of 1812 battles raged on the Canadian border but the British
also tried to capture New Orleans and the cities on Chesapeake Bay.
Washington DC was burned by the British towards the end of the War
of 1812.
Facts about the War of 1812:
Result of the War of 1812 - Stalemate
The United
States made no gains of territory in the War of 1812 but its ability
to engage in warfare with Great Britain resulted in the people of
America to think of itself as a unified and strong nation. Americans
no longer looked to the mighty powers of France or to England as
models to be followed. They had created their own role model - the
United States of America and this encouraged their belief in the
Manifest Destiny of the US. The realization of their power and
independence led to the War of 1812 to become known as the 'Second
War of Independence'.
Facts about the War
of 1812 for kids
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Facts about the War of 1812 for kids
Interesting facts about the War of 1812 are as follows:
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Facts about the
War of 1812
for kids
Fact 1: The problems between
the US, France and Britain, began at the start of the
Napoleonic Wars in 1803. The two mighty nations were
'throwing their weight around' and treating the new US
nation with no respect.
Fact 2: The goal of Embargo
Act of 1807 was to stop France and Britain restricting
American Trade. It failed and damaged US commerce and
nearly led to New England ceding from the Union
Fact 3: The Non-Intercourse
Act of 1809 succeed in improving US trade but failed to
establish good relations with the British
Fact 4: The British attacked
US and Impressed American seamen. The USS Chesapeake was
fired on by the British HMS Leopard causing an
international incident IN 1807
Fact 5: The Battle of
Tippecanoe (November 1811), is considered the first
battle of the War of 1812, and was blamed on the
interference of the British in Canada who had secretly
given aid to Tecumseh.
Fact 6: America declared war
on Great Britain on June 18, 1812, encouraged by the
words of the 'war-hawks'. The War of 1812
lasted for 2 years and 8 months and involved the
invasion of Canada.
Fact 7: Some Americans were
opposed to the War of 1812 and riots broke out in
Baltimore in protest against the conflict
Fact 8: The American plan of
campaign in the War of 1812 was the invasion of Canada. General Hull invaded Canada from Detroit. Another US army which was to
cross the Niagara River. The armies would join a third
army from New York
Fact 9: The objective of the
campaign was that the 3 armies would capture Montreal
and Quebec and then the rest of Canada. The British
mounted operations on the Canadian frontier but also
tried to capture New Orleans and the cities on
Chesapeake Bay.
Fact 10: General Hull
surrendered at Detroit and the British gained control of
the upper lakes
Fact 11:
In the winter of 1812-13 Captain Oliver Hazard Perry
built a fleet of warships and defeated the British on
Lake Erie.
Fact 12:
General Harrison occupied Detroit and then crossed into
Canada defeating a British army on the banks of the
river Thames
Fact 13: In April, 1813 U.S.
troops capture and burn the city of York (present-day
Toronto)
Fact 14: Captain Perry
defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in
September 1813
Fact 15: In July, 1814, the US
forces along the Niagara River, under General Jacob
Brown won victories at the Battles of Chippawa and
Lundy's Lane
Fact 16: Between August 24-25,
1814 the British forces undertake the
Burning of
Washington DC in
retaliation for the burning of York (Toronto). The defeat closed
the British operations on the Chesapeake.
Fact 17: The Battle of
Baltimore took place in September 1814 at Fort McHenry,
where Francis Scott Key wrote
The Star Spangled Banner.
Fact 18: The
Federalists who
opposed the War of
1812 held a series of secret meetings at the
Hartford Convention
Fact 19: In January,
1815 General Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the
Battle of New Orleans - General Jackson did not learn of
the treaty until after the Battle of New Orleans
Fact 20: What treaty ended the
war of 1812? In February, 1815 the
Peace Treaty of Ghent was ratified and President James
Madison declared the War of 1812 over
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War of 1812
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