War of 1812, (June 18, 1812–February 17, 1815), conflict fought between theUnited Statesand Great Britain over British violations of U.S.maritimerights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of theTreaty of Ghent. Major causes of the war ...
a secret meeting of Federalist delegates from several states that had opposed Madison’s mercantile policies and theWar of 1812. The party—already viewed as elitist—was dealt a death blow by the signing of theTreaty of Ghent, which ended the war, in the midst of the convention they had ...
United States presidential election of 1824 was an American presidential election held in 1824, in which John Quincy Adams was elected by the House of Representatives after Andrew Jackson won the most popular and electoral votes but failed to receive a m