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| American sailors were kidnapped and forced to serve on British ships |
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| Members of Congress from the south and west who wanted to go to Britain |
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| Battle Of Washington D.C. |
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August, 1814
A) The British rode up to Chesapeake Bay
B) the untrained Americans were easily dispersed
C)The British set the Presidents house, the capital building, and other building on fire.
D) Dolly Madison escaped with some important papers like the Declaration of independence, the Constitution, and the painting of George Washington |
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A) The British attacked Fort Mchenry
B)Francis Scott Key was sitting in a boat on the harbor watching through the night as the rockets exploded
C) when the air cleared, he could see that the American flag was still flying over head.
D) While Key was still there, he began to write a poem, that would later be set to music and become our national anthem |
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The US increased manufacturing
The US engaged in greater isolation
The US began to move westward
A feeling of nationalism grew
Europe began to view the US as a powerful nation
Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison emerged as American heroes |
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