<span>In September 1814, an impressive American naval victory on Lake Champlain forced invading British forces back into Canada and led to the conclusion of peace negotiations in Ghent, Belgium. Although the peace agreement was signed on December 24, word did not reach the British forces assailing the Gulf coast in time to halt a major attack.On January 8, 1815, the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States. Pirate Jean Lafitte, however, had warned the Americans of the attack, and the arriving British found militiamen under General Andrew Jackson strongly entrenched at the Rodriquez Canal. In two separate assaults, the 7,500 British soldiers under Sir Edward Pakenham were unable to penetrate the U.S. defenses, and Jackson’s 4,500 troops, many of them expert marksmen from Kentucky and Tennessee, decimated the British lines. In half an hour, the British had retreated, General Pakenham was dead, and nearly 2,000 of his men were killed, wounded, or missing. U.S. forces suffered only eight killed and 13 wounded.Although the battle had no bearing on the outcome of the war, Jackson’s overwhelming victory elevated national pride, which had suffered a number of setbacks during the War of 1812. The Battle of New Orleans was also the last armed engagement between the United States and Britain.
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<span>Pax Romana was the long period of relative peacefulness and minimal expansion by the Roman military force experienced by the Roman Empire after the end of the Final War of the Roman Republic </span>
Napoleon’s rise was facilitated by no of factors.
<span>Napoleon was son of revolution because the circumstances created by the outbreak of french revolution contributed to his rise. The revolution established a new France based on the principle of equality and merit where anybody could aspire for any high office on the basis of his ability. The revolution gave an opportunity to Napoleon to show his genius through military successes. The revolution had abolished the institution of monarchy as a result of which French throne was empty and Napoleon could aspire to sit on it.The excesses of revolution witnessed during ‘Reign of Terror’ had turned the common Frenchman against it to some extent. The Frenchman was looking for peace and stability . The rise of Napoleon was the only guarantee of peace and order in France.The failure of ‘Directory’ also contributed to his rise.The military achievements of Napoleon had recognized the Frenchman. He was the symbol of French nationalism. The frenchman loved nothing more than glory and when he captured power everybody welcomed it.</span>
Reasons for the fall of Napoleon:
<span>Napoleon remained in power till 1813. After his defeat in the battle of Leipzig he was exiled to Elba from where he returned in 1815 to rule for 100 days. He was defeated once again in the battle of waterloo in 1815. Now he was exiled to St.Helena where he died in 1821.</span>
The correct answer-
<span>Events covered include the effects that DDT had on the environment and the Cuyahoga river in Ohio catching fire because it was so polluted. In 1969, the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel near Bikini Atoll were exposed to massive doses of radiation from the fallout of an H-Bomb test. The concern over the environment went on way before that, though. </span>
