The War of 1812

I was in presidency during the war of 1812. Britain and France were at war while America was neutral which made both sides angry. The British started attacking our trade ships, but France soon decided that they did not care much about us being neutral. The British navy took many American sailors and forced them to fight against the Americans.

Unfortunately, during this time, Americans were incredibly upset with me. They thought I was being a horrible leader because I was not able to stave off the oncoming war against the British. It was like part two of the Revolutionary War. I was unsure of what to do against the Britain attacking. I did not want to declare war, but soon it was hard to escape a fight.

Great Britain was mad, so they sent their soldiers to burn down the White House on August 1814. My wife, Dolly, saved a few valuable government documents like the Declaration of Independence, a portrait of George Washington, and the national seal. Sadly, the bloodiest battle took place in New Orleans shortly after a treaty was signed. The news had not yet reached the British troops at New Orleans, so they attacked. Fortunately, General Andrew Jackson saved the day by taking control of the troops. In the end only twenty one Americans died while the British lost about two thousand.

After an American ship was abducted in Chesapeake Bay, I decided to start an Embargo Act. This act made it so that I stopped American trade ships from leaving so they would not be attacked by British ships. Sadly, this did not help American at all and the British were practically uneffected. Then, I decided it was time to fight back by creating ships to attack the British. The American battleships were sturdier, faster, and better armed so in they end we won the naval battle even though we had less ships.

-Zack Hong
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