July 1814: Battle of Chippewa. American forces cross the Niagara River and attack British forces. "revenge" for the burning of Buffalo.
Aug 1814: British burn Washington DC to the ground in retaliation. Dolly Madison saves many papers and paintings, most notably the full size portrait of Washington.
Sept 1814: Battle of Plattsburg. This American victory helps to secure the northern border
Battle at Baltimore. Francis Scott Key will pen the future national anthem while he watches the British bombard Ft McHenry from a British vessel in the harbor.
June 18th the president signed a declaration of war against Britain.
The day of ratification for the treaty of Ghent was February 1st.
The act o f seizing shipments for public use or impressing into public service is known as Impressment.
The war of 1812 was also called the second war of Independence.
TheOrders in Council required neutral countries to obtain a license from its authorities before trading with France.
John Jay's involvement in the 1st/First Continental Congress drew him into a full-time public service. He was elected as president of the Second Continental Congress on 12/10/1778. Along with John was Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, he successfully negotiated the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. He was convinced that the Articles of Confederation didn't provide a strong enough central government. He wrote down five Federalist Papers in support of the new Constitution. President George Washington named him to be the first Chief of Justice in the Supreme Court. Washington then asked him in 1794 to negotiate a treaty with the Great Britain that recognized the U.S. neutrality rights. His success was limited/slim. With the treaty, he returned with bought/extra time to help avoid a war, but it didn't contain the British's acceptance of the American's neutrality rights or to at least halt the impressment of American seamen. He also resigned as the Chief of Justice in 1795 to become the Governor of NY/New York. I hope this help's you out. Good luck and I'm sorry if it's wrong.
13 years. It lasted from 1920 to 1933.
