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The [[War of 1812]] produced a string of American military disasters. The most shocking of these was the British Army’s burning of the Capitol, the President’s house, and other public buildings in Washington on August 24 and 25, 1814. (Americans had previously burned public buildings in Canada.)  

The [[War of 1812]] produced a string of American military disasters. The most shocking of these was the British Army’s burning of the Capitol, the President’s house, and other public buildings in Washington on August 24 and 25, 1814. (Americans had previously burned public buildings in Canada.)  

In 1814, both sides were working to come to a resolution and agreed to discuss peace terms. A meeting in Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the '''Treaty of Ghent''' on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. America, in turn, gained influence as a foreign power. News of the treaty spread slowly, and word of peace did not reach the American and British armies for some time. American forces, led by Andrew Jackson, won the [[Battle of New Orleans]] on January 8, 1815, ending the hostilities after the official peace.

In 1814, both sides were working to come to a resolution and agreed to discuss peace terms. A meeting in [[Ghent]], Belgium of American delegates and British commissioners ended with the signing of the '''Treaty of Ghent''' on December 24, 1814. Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries pledged to work toward ending the slave trade. America, in turn, gained influence as a foreign power. News of the treaty spread slowly, and word of peace did not reach the American and British armies for some time. American forces, led by Andrew Jackson, won the [[Battle of New Orleans]] on January 8, 1815, ending the hostilities after the official peace.

==Text of the Treaty of Ghent==

==Text of the Treaty of Ghent==