Britain didn't stop attacking us so we stopped trade with them
Great, thanks!
British Continue to Attack and Kidnap American's
YOUR JOINING US!!!
French and British ships attacked american ships.
America Declares War
Lets see how that goes for you.
America made a deal with France and Britain that if they would stop attacking american ships then they would no longer trade with their enemy.
Fleeing the White House
British continued to attack american ships and would kidnap american's to fight in their war against France.
American Victory at Fort McHenry
They're retreating, WE WIN!!!!!
America declares war on the British after they continued to attack and kidnap americans.
We're declaring war on you.
After being warned of British arrival Dolly Madison fled the White House with a full length portrait of George Washington that had been torn from the White House wall.
After the american victory at Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about the battle called The Star Spangled Banner.