War of 1812 By: Jaxton Villegas

How It Started Impressments: were British ships that captured U.S. trade ships and forced sailors to work on the war ships.

Key Battles Burning of Washington D.C. Attack on Baltimore Battle on North Point Bombardment on Fort McHenry

Burning of Washington D.C. British soldiers were trying to take over the capitol and was successful. British advanced on the U.S. and the U.S. retreated and the British burned the White House.

Attack on Baltimore Was a two part battle sea/land. North Point: Land Fort McHenry: Land/sea

North Point Was five miles away from the city Baltimore. They protected the city making the British retreat.

Bombardment on Fort McHenry Being under heavy cannon fire they fought back and made the British surrender. They used their own ships to block the entrance to Baltimore.

Aftermath The fight lasted three days. In the result the “Star-Spangled Banner by U.S. man that was watching the rockets explode, his name Francis Scott Key.

The End The Americans won the war and the Treaty Of Ghent was signed.