causes of the war
British soldiers were taking American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy
impressment
He was president of the United States during the War of 1812
James Madison
This country was stopping American ships from trading with France
Great Britain
He wrote 'The star-spangled banner'
Frances Scott Key
This act stopped American trade with foreign nations before the war
Embargo
This group of Americans wanted to go to war with Britain
War Hawks
This Native American leader formed a confederacy to resist American expansion
Tecumseh