THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans forced the British to give up their claim to western lands.
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The two sides agreed to end the war but no other demands, including ending impressment, were included.
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The treaty determined the northern boundary between the United States and British territory in Canada.
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The British agreed to pay reparations for the war including the cost for rebuilding the city of Washington, D.C.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -Treaty of Ghent, (Dec. 24, 1814), agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions).
Detailed explanation-3: -The course of the war resolved and ended the other major original issue. Most Native tribes had allied with the British but had been defeated, allowing the United States to continue its expansion westward. Britain maintained their maritime rights with no mention of impressment in the treaty, a key victory for them.
Detailed explanation-4: -On February 18, 1815, the Treaty of Ghent was officially ratified by President Madison, and the nation ended the War of 1812 with “less a shout of triumph than a sigh of relief.” 15, 000 Americans died during the war.