Answer: On January 8, 1815, the United States achieved its greatest battlefield victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The Battle of New Orleans thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Major General Andrew Jackson to national fame.
He wanted to create satellite states.
These were states that were independent in a fake way. They were independent from the Soviet Union but were all pro-soviet and had puppet governments that had to obey the Soviet Union. It was presented as if communism was their own choice and since they weren't officially a part of the union, they were a buffer towards the west.
