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Cause: Shipping and commerce begins to suffer in the United States
Effect: British impresses the sailors in the U.S. navy
Cause: Embargo Act of 1807 gets passed
Effect: American trading gets hurt and British impressment continues
Cause: President Madison explains to Congress that Great Britain is doing the following: interfering with trade, supporting Indian attacks on the frontier, and impressment of sailors
Effect: Congress declares war for the first time on June 18, 1812
Cause: The U.S. is completely unprepared for war and has no real navy
Effect: Britain has a well trained, experienced army and navy
Cause: Napolean is defeated in Europe in 1814
Effect: Britain now sends a full military against America
Cause: British land 25 miles south of Washington D.C.
Effect: A frenzy surrounds D.C. and all important U.S. documents get removed
Cause: British overrun all 3 lines of American defense in one hour
Effect: British are on a days march form D.C. and it becomes a ghost town
Cause: Dolly Madison remains at the White House
Effect: She saves George Washington's portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart for prosperity
Cause: British burns down the White House and Washington D.C.
Effect: James Madison begins to connect with the people
Cause: Baltimore is rallied to fight a British invasion
Effect: Citizens of all color work together to stop the British
Cause: British were thought to attack fort McHenry
Effect: Baltimore merchants sink ships in the harbor to prevent British from sailing in
Cause: Major General Robert Ross is killed at the beginning of battle
Effect: British army loses a great leader and leadership
Cause: Flag above Fort McHenry is still waving in the morning
Effect: Francis Scott Key writes "Defense of Fort McHenry" (Star Spangled Banner)
Cause: Americans celebrate the saving of Baltimore
Effect: Peace talks began in Ghent, Belgium
Cause: Anti-War federalists meet in Hartford, Connecticut
Effect: Talk of secession begins
Cause: Andrew Jackson has great hatred for the British and want revenge
Effect: James Madison does not want Jackson to lead
Cause: Andrew Jackson is seen as a dynamic leader
Effect: He creates the greatest diverse force of 4,000 in New Orleans
Cause: Britain wants to take New Orleans by surprise
Effect: Jackson decides to attack the British first
Cause: Peace at Ghent, Belgium is signed, taking four to six weeks for news to travel
Effect: Bloodiest battle of the war is being prepared for during this time
Cause: British assault becomes a major snafu (chaos)
Effect: Americans decimate the British troops
Cause: American trounce the British in about 2 hours
Effect: More than 2,000 British soldiers dead or wounded; 13 Americans dead and several dozen wounded
Cause: News of victory reaches D.C.
Effect: Sense of national pride emerges
Why was the War of 1812 significant?
Turning point in American History proves the U.S. was ready to stay as a functioning government and nation
Cause: Madison and Jackson emerge as heroes
Effect: They bring America together to get through a difficult time