THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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no one
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England
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 8, 1815, a large British army attacked New Orleans and was decimated by an inferior American force under General Andrew Jackson in the most spectacular U.S. victory of the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Battle of New Orleans, (January 8, 1815), U.S. victory against Great Britain in the War of 1812 and the final major battle of that conflict.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Britain’s prime goals were to defeat Napoleon, to preserve British North America and to once again bring the United States to the negotiating table. The end result was: Napoleon was defeated; the Americans were at the negotiations; and British North America remained intact. Britain was a winner.