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The War of 1812
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President Madison Takes Office
- Madison had helped to wright the constitution and to pass the bill of rights. *As president, he hoped to keep the united states out of was. *Americans felt that Madison's approach was to timied.
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War Hawks Take Power
*Those who were eager for war with Britain.
*Opposition of war was stronges in New England.
*Many New Englanders believed war with Britain would harm American trade. -
Relations with Great Britain Worsen
*The fighting with Native Americans caused relations between the Unithed States and Britain to worsen.
*They were also encouraging indians to attack United States settlements.
*If either the British or French would stop seizing american ships, the United States would half trade with other nation. -
Congress Declares War on Britain
*The United States and Britain drifted closer to war.
*The Americans crippled the British ships and left 32 British dead or wounded.
*President Madison at least gave in to war forever. -
America is not Ready for War
*Jefferson's spending cuts had weaked AMerican military strength.
*The navy had only 16 warships ready for action.
* The army also was small, with fewer than 7,000 men. -
Britain Blockades American Ports
*The British set up a blackade of the american coast.
*The action of shutting a port of road to prevent people from coming into on area or leaving it.
*By 1814, the British navy had 135 warships blockading american ports. -
Invasion of Canada
*American troops under General William Hull Invaded Canada from Detroit.
*The British commander, General Isaac Brock,took advantage of Hull's confusion.
*It was a serious defeat for the United States. -
USS Constitution Scores a Victory.
*The USS Constitution defeated the British warship guerriere in a fierce battle.
*American soilors nicknameed the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides".
*To the americans, it seemed as if the USS Constitution were made of iron. -
Battle of Lake Erie
*American forces had better lock on lake erie.
*A key three-hour batter took place at Put-in-Bay, in the western part of the lake.
*During the battle,the american flagship was badly damaged. -
Battle of Thames
*Tecumseh diedin the fighting.
*Without Tecumseh's leadership,the indian confederation soon fell apart.
*Still the creeks, Tecumseh's allies in theouth,continues their fight against the settlers. -
Horseshoe Bend
*Andrew Jackso, a tennessee officer took command of amerian troops.
*In 1814, with the help of the cherokees, Jackson won a crushing victory at the battle of Horseshoe Bend.
*The leader of the creeks walked alone into Jackson's camp to surrender. -
Washington,D.C. Attacked and Burned
*A British force marched into the city.
*Dolley Madison, the president's wife, gathered up the presidents important papers and fled the white house.
*The British set fire to several government buildings, including the white house. -
Attack on Baltimore
*Francis Scoot Key, a young american, watched the attack.
*At dawn,Key saw the american flay still flying over the fort.
*The americans had beaten off the attack. -
Writing of the Star Spangled Banner
*It told the story of Keys night watched.
*The poem becaome popular and was set to music.
*In 1931 congress made it the National Anthem of the United Stated. -
Hartfors Canvention
*Hartford Convention threatened to leave the union if the war continued.
*The Hartford Convention ended quickly.
*With the war over, the protest was meaningless -
Treaty of Ghent
*The Treaty og Ghent was signed int the city of Ghent,Belgium, ont December 24,1814.
*Britain and the united states agreed to restore prewar conditions.
*Some americans felt that the war of 1812 had been a mistake. -
Battle of New Orleans
*News of Treaty took several weeks to reach the United States.
*In that time,the two sides fought one more battle.
*American forces under General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British at the Battle of New orleans.
