Americans in the Ohio River valley were angered by conflicts
with Native Americans, led by . Many settlers
believed the British were helping the Native Americans. At the
same time, Great Britain and France were at war. President
Madison eventually declared war against the after their
navy had repeatedly taken American ships by force. The United
States had some early at sea against the strong British
navy. In 1813, Commodore Oliver H. Perry led a successful battle against the British on Lake Erie.
The War on Land
Native Americans were urged not to sell their land to settlers
by Tecumseh, who eventually was in battle near Detroit.
Commander Andrew Jackson defeated the Muscogee who,
having lost their land, fled to Florida and joined Native
Americans there. British troops surrounded American ports and
moved toward Washington, D. C. and Baltimore. After watching
an all night battle there, wrote the lyrics to our
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Era of Good Feelings
A was signed in 1814, beginning a time of peace
and prosperity for the United States. This time became known
as the . African American Absalom Jones
and Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. Americans supported the government and were more
united than ever before. President James Monroe announced
the . In it, he barred the future of
the Western Hemisphere by any European powers and
promised not to fight in any European wars.