Sir Amédée Forestier, The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814, 1914, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sulgrave Institution of the U.S. and Great Britain.
War of 1812 Leaders
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A Brief Overview of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 brought the United States onto the world's stage in a conflict that ranged throughout the American Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast...
War of 1812 Facts
The War of 1812 is one of the least studied wars in American history. This page offers answers to frequently asked questions about this formative and...
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson served as the 7 th President of the United States. Before his Presidential term, Jackson was a celebrated military commander who led...
Native American Involvement in the War of 1812
As Great Britain and the United States spiraled toward war in the summer of 1812, Native tribes in North America found themselves pulled into the...
James Madison
James Madison was born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia, to James Madison Sr. and Nelly Conway. After his birth, the family returned to the...
Tecumseh
Before Tecumseh, many Native Americans waged war to keep their lands and sovereignty safe from European interference, and readily made alliances with...
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