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Aftermath of the war: The Canadas
The Treaty of Ghent was signed in Belgium and the War of 1812 officially ended. Although the Treaty was signed, there was still fighting in between British Canadian and American military's and navy's. That is because it took a long time for a messenger to travel down to North America to tell everyone the war had ended. Generals and high command in both countries thought the war was still active and in conclusion, more battles took place. The most important and biggest battle was the battle of New Orleans.
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson.
The battle took place 18 days after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812, on December 24, 1814, though it would not be known by the United States until February 16, 1815, as news of the agreement had not yet reached the United States and British Canada from Europe.
In conclusion of the war and the Treaty of Ghent, no border changes took place and it was a stalemate in the treaty. technically, no side won the war.
After the war, both countries were very paranoid about another appending attack. Fort Henry was built by the British at the end of the St. Lawrence river. The British also built the Rideau Canal that stretched from Kingston to Ottawa in fear that the US would attack and hold the St. Lawrence river disrupting the upper and lower Canada supply line and cutting off resources from the two provinces.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jetha, Kaylum. "Aftermath of the War of 1812: The Canadas". CanadianHistory, 3/9/2021, https://www.canadian-history.ca/articles/the-war-of-1812/aftermath-of-the-war-of-1812-the-canadas
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jetha. Kaylum, 3/9/2021, "Aftermath of the War of 1812: The Canadas", CanadianHistory, https://www.canadian-history.ca/articles/the-war-of-1812/aftermath-of-the-war-of-1812-the-canadas
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