War of 1812
Written by Murphy Studious
Our country is falling apart
Great Britain and France are having a war and putting our country in the middle of this mess! Neither country wants the other country to trade with us. But France offered us a very good deal and only 15 million to double our country's size. Were calling it the Louisiana purchase.
Causes of the the war
One of the major causes of the war was that the British took are sailors and forced them to work with them.They also sold guns to Indians, which the Indians attacked us with.
The Effect
We declare war on Britan and side with France
Today is a great day!
We have signed the treaty of Ghent with Great Britan the war is ended there is finally peace
Dolly Madison
Dolly Madison and the war
Dolly Madison was a tremendous help in the war. She is the wife of James Madison. She helped James get elected to be president. When the British came in, Dolly refused to leave the white house without taking a few valuables including a precious painting of George Washington. She also made the expression the first lady for how important she is.