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*War of 1812*​



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Other Names for the War of 1812:
 * 1) Second War of Independance
 * 2) War of Poor Communications

The people who were involved were:

Canadians- Colonies in British North America ~ English speaking and French speaking Americans- United States of America

There were many small reasons why the War of 1812 was started these are just a few of them:

1. The trade restrictions which the United States put on the Americans. 2.The impressment of the U.S citizens into the Royal Navy. 3.The British military support for American Indians who were offering armed resistance to the expansion of the American frontier to the Northwest.

The War of 1812 was started on June 18, 1812 and went untill March 23, 1815.

 Some of the important events of the War of 1812 were:

The treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814, in Ghent. The treaty of Ghent greatly restored the relationships between the two nations. This means that all the taken land and prisioners were returned. The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (currently in Belgum), was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812.

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On December 23, 1814 to January 26, 1815 the battle of New Orleans took place. This was an important date because the Britsh troops and fleet withdrew from Louisiana.

October 13,1812, was the beginning of the Battle of Queenston Heights and the death of Issac Brock and MacDonnell. This was very significant because Canada made the Americans retreat and recover their own land back.

On August 24, 1814, the Britsh burnt the whitehouse down in Washington. This was important because that's where all the Americans were located. []

Some of the key names involved in the War of 1812 are:

*Laura Secord:

Laura Secord is widely known as the lady on the chocolate boxes. She is an extremely improtant lady who was involved in the War of 1812 because she overheard some American soldiers plan to ambush one of the detachments of the British Soldiers, while they were under the control of Lieutenant James FitzGibbon. Immediately after she heard their plans, she ventured out into the forest on a 20 mile cross country trek to find FitzGibbon and his men, to warn them about their plans for the attack. Because of this, she is now greatly respected and known as the heroine of the War of 1812.



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 * Lieutenant James FitzGibbon:

Lieutenant James FitzGibbon is very important to the War of 1812. He was a soldier and is now known as the hero of the War of 1812. He was born in Ireland in the early 1780's. During the war, he was the leader of many British men and came up with many brilliant ideas, to get them farther through this battle.During the battle of Beaver Dams, FitzGibbon controlled an estimate of 450 soldiers.

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*Oliver Hazzard Perry:

In the winter of 1812, Oliver Hazzard Perry arrived and took command of the naval forces on Lake Erie. He served in the War of 1812 against Britain, and earned the name "Hero of Lake Erie" because he lead the American forces to a victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.



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 * Captain Dominique Ducharme:

Captain Dominique Ducharme spent his early years in the fur-trade. Around the 1800's, he was appointed captain of the Indian millitia the Lake of Two Mountains district. During the War of 1812, Captain Ducharme distinguished himself the head of his Indians, and now he and the Caughnawages recieved the credit for the capture and defeat of the American's at the Battle of Beaver Dams during the 1800's. After this war, he was appointed the Indian agent and interpreter at the Lake of Two Mountains.
 * Brigadier General George McClure:

Throughtout the War of 1812, General George McClure commanded troops under the federal authority as a Brigardier General. In 1813, he responded to a planned British attack by burning down the town and retreating to the U.S. side of the Niagara River.



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 * Issac Brock:

During the War of 1812, Isaac Brock was a very important military leader. He was forty-two years old when the war began. Brock and 1,200 of his men were stationed in Upper Canada. Eventually, some American's surrendered and so Brock was able to arm his men with the captured American weapons and it also established Brock's reputation as a truly great soldier and leader.



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The War of 1812 was declared to have ended in a deadlock. A deadlock is just like a tie. Because of the outcome of the war, there were no major changes except for the exception of Charleton Island in the St. Lawrence River, which was taken by the United States and never returned. All land taken was given back because of the outcome. As a result of this conflict, this was the first time the Americans, British (English speaking Canadiens/French speaking Canadiens) and the First Nations ever fought together. If this war did not happen, Canada would not be part of the United States. The Canadian Confederation was created because of the War of 1812.
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Questions:
 * Who were the most significant people to the War of 1812?
 * Who won the War of 1812?
 * What is an estimation of how many soldiers were in Lieutenant James FitzGibbon's party, during the battle of Beaver Damns?
 * Why was the War of 1812 important? Explain.
 * What type of war was the War of 1812?