The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain over issues such as maritime trade restrictions, American expansion into Canada, and impressment. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war in 1814, restoring pre-war conditions without addressing any issues. The Star-Spangled Banner was written during the war, and battles continued until February 1815. The White House was burned down.
The War of 1812 was declared by the United States against Great Britain and ended in late 1814 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which declared neither side victorious. Instead, the treaty roughly restored the conditions that had been in place before the war and did not answer or address any of the issues over which the war began. The War of 1812 was fought over a number of issues, including restrictions on maritime trade imposed on the United States by Great Britain, the United States wanting to expand into the British territory of Canada, and impressioning, a practice in which Great Britain forcibly removed some 6,000 American sailors from their ships and claimed to be British citizens.
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The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, was written by Francis Scott Key about an 1814 battle he witnessed at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during the War of 1812.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed in December 1814, but as long-distance communications were slow and the treaty had yet to be ratified by the United States Congress, battles continued to be fought until February 1815.
The White House burned down during the War of 1812.
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