Hello!
To answer your question, it is actually uncertain of it's orgins of who did it first! They made a big rise in the 1950s, and were big in the California Surfing Community.
Due to rainforests near by
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.
Their knowledge allowed them to take control of the production process and the training of apprentices.