THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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They did not receive word of the treaty in time
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They knew about the treaty but but refused to stop fighting
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The Americans did not want to lose the battle
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The British did not want to lose the battle.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both the British and American troops were unaware of the peace treaty that had been signed between the two countries in Ghent, Belgium, a few weeks prior, and so the Battle of New Orleans occurred despite the agreements made across the Atlantic.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the American forces under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated a highly regarded British army at New Orleans on 8 January 1815, the treaty ending hostilities between the United States and Great Britain had been signed two weeks previously at Ghent in Belgium.
Detailed explanation-3: -Americans simultaneously received reports of the military triumph and the peace treaty, prompting great public celebrations. Because the Battle of New Orleans took place after the peace treaty had been negotiated, that battle has sometimes been dismissed as inconsequential.
Detailed explanation-4: -Impact of the Battle of New Orleans The festivities only continued in the following month, as news of the Treaty of Ghent finally reached American shores. When Congress ratified the agreement on February 16, 1815, the War of 1812 came to an official end.