Today's installment concludes British Burns Washington, D.C.,the name of our combined selection from Richard Hildreth and George R. Gleig. The
British Army Enters and Burns the US Capital City
For the inhabitants of Washington, D.C. it was a night of terror.Continuing British Burns Washington, D.C..Today is our final installment from
Battle of Bladensburg
As the British came up, the Baltimore regiment fled also, sweeping off with them General Winder, the President, and the Cabinet officers.Continuing
USA Fumbles Its Forces Defending Washington. DC
The President, Monroe, and Rush, who soon followed, were prevented only by an accidental piece of information from riding straight into Bladensburg,
British Burns Washington, D.C.
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Inadequate Preparations of the United States Army.IntroductionJames
The Hartford Convention Proposes Amendments to the Constitutuion
Today's installment concludes The Hartford Convention,the name of our combined selection from Simeon E. Baldwin and John S. Barry. The concluding
Why the Hartford Convention Formed
The adoption of the report of the committee of the Legislature, and the calling of the convention, which assembled shortly after in Hartford,
Massachusetts Originates The Hartford Convention
The not unnatural implication from such expressions was that absolute necessity . . . might justify secession, even during the pending
New England States Opposes the War of 1812
The War of 1812 increased the general sense of injustice and wrong, but legislative protests were still kept within bounds.Continuing The Hartford