1812
The White House and other building sin Washington DC.
{| |- | We now refer to it as the White House. The British invaded Washington DC and burned the Presidential Mansion. Because of the scorch marks, they had to white wash the stone, giving rise to the name it has today. |}
In 1812 there wasn't much there but the White House and they did try to burn it down.
The White House was stone grey. The British burned the building. The stone was white washed to cover the scorch marks. It became known as the White House because of this. actually... canada whent across in 1812 the first countery to burn and i mean burn the wite house down and it was blue not grey, look up war of 1812 canada vs america
I know that during the war of 1812 British came to Washington DC. with a treaty but before the general could ask if Madison would sign it he got shot by some men in a near by building. The men were found and killed, after that the British army decided to burn down every government involved building in Washington DC. including the White House, That wasn't finished.
the british trooped burned down the capitol and the white house
The British troops burned Washington on August 24, 1814. Two of the buildings they burned were the Capitol building and the White House.
the british burn the white house the capitol
1831
James Madison was president from 1809 to 1817
The White House and other building sin Washington DC.
Decius tells Caesar that he will burn his house unless he goes to the capitol.
{| |- | We now refer to it as the White House. The British invaded Washington DC and burned the Presidential Mansion. Because of the scorch marks, they had to white wash the stone, giving rise to the name it has today. |}
In 1812 there wasn't much there but the White House and they did try to burn it down.
The White House was burned in the year 1814 during the War of 1812. British forces set fire to the building during the Battle of Bladensburg.
Yes, however it suffered some fire damage in the War of 1812. To cover the burn marks and soot the building was painted with White Wash. Because it was now white most people began calling it the "White House".
The White House was stone grey. The British burned the building. The stone was white washed to cover the scorch marks. It became known as the White House because of this. actually... canada whent across in 1812 the first countery to burn and i mean burn the wite house down and it was blue not grey, look up war of 1812 canada vs america