War of 1812


Documents covering the military conflict between the United States and Great Britain. Tensions between Great Britain and the United States due to maritime violations during the Napoleonic Wars snapped when the United States attacked British held Canada in order to protect their honor. The War of 1812 ended on December 24, 1814 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
Titles

 The Causes of the War of 1812 (James Madison)

 The Seeds of War (John Quincy Adams)

 The Surrender of Detroit (William Hull)

 Cass Describes Hull’s Ignominy (Lewis Cass)

 The "Constitution" Captures the "Guerriere" (Isaac Hull)

 How the "Guerriere" Was Outfought (William Orme)

 Capture and Destruction of the "Java" (William Bainbridge)

 The Engagement of the "Chesapeake" and the "Shannon" (George Budd)

 Perry’s Own Account of the Battle of Lake Erie (Oliver Hazard Perry)

 The Battles of Chippewa and Lundy’s Lane (Winfield Scott)

 The Burning of Washington (Dolly Madison)

 What Inspired "the Star-Spangled Banner" (Francis Scott Key)

 Discussing the Terms of Peace (John Quincy Adams)

 Arrangement as to the Naval Force to Be Respectively Maintained on the American Lakes (Charles Bagot)

 How American Success in the War Imprest Europe (Henry Adams)

 The Battle of Lake Champlain (James Fenimore Cooper)

 Why America Had to Fight (Henry Clay)

 The Battle of New Orleans (Theodore Roosevelt)

 Secession Threatened in New England (James Schouler)

 "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814) (Francis Scott Key)

 The Star-Spangled Banner (John C. Carpenter)

 Treaty of Ghent (1814)

 The Treaty of Ghent, Concluding the War of 1812 (The U.S. and British Governments)