Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor wikipedia , lookup
Canadian units of the War of 1812 wikipedia , lookup
Siege of Detroit wikipedia , lookup
Battle of Frenchtown wikipedia , lookup
Battle of York wikipedia , lookup
Battle of New Orleans wikipedia , lookup
Tecumseh's War wikipedia , lookup
James Madison and the War of 1812 Bell Ringer -December 3, 2014 Explain some reasons why countries may go to war. Agenda: 1. Bell Ringer / Attendance 2. The War of 1812 Tecumseh • Increasing demands of settlers sparked Native American resistance in the Ohio River Valley • Tecumseh, a Shawnee leader, wanted tribes to unite to protect Native American lands Battle of Tippecanoe William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory, led soldiers who defeated Native Americans during the Battle of Tippecanoe The Battle of Tippecanoe left ¼ of Harrison’s troops dead, but the impact on the Indian’s was far greater Indians felt conquered and fled to Canada this added to the belief that the British were supporting and arming them The Drift to War “War Hawks” • Young men from the South and the West. • WAR!!! • Demanded war against Britain to acquire Canada and against Spain, to acquire Florida. • John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. • Henry Clay of Kentucky. Causes of the War of 1812 1. Election of War Hawks 2. Freedom of the seas. – Impressment – Blockade 3. American resentment of Britain. 4. American belief that the Brits in Canada were arming and encouraging the Indians. 5. American ambition to annex Canada and Florida. Territorial expansion v. maritime rights? War of 1812 AKA Mr. Madison’s War • In June 1812, Madison asked Congress to declare war on England. • The vote split , with the South and West generally voting for the war while the Northeast was against it • Conquering Canada was the primary objective at the start • Three attacks on Canada failed Early Days of War • British set up a blockade of the American coast – Blockade – shutting a port or road to prevent people or supplies from coming into an area or leaving – This could hurt the economy and make it more challenging for America to import supplies for the war Burning of the White House • The U.S. captured and burned the Canadian city of York. • In return, the British marched on Washington D.C. They burned the White House, the Capitol, and other buildings • President James Madison and Dolley Madison were able to escape in time Treaty of Ghent • December 24, 1814 negotiators signed the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812 – Restored prewar boundaries, did not mention neutral rights and no territory changed hands • US gained respect as a world power • There was now as sense of US patriotism and national unity • Four years later in the Convention of 1818, the US and Canada agreed on the Minnesota to Rocky Mountain border, and agreed to jointly claim the Oregon Country Battle of New Orleans • 1815, British fleet landed near New Orleans • General Andrew Jackson laid in wait, he told his troops to use cotton bales to absorb British bullets • New Orleans was an embarrassing defeat for the British • Andrew Jackson became a National hero and the Federalist party of New England was destroyed Results of the War of 1812 1. Growth of American Nationalism. • Star-Spangled Banner. Often referred to as the Second War for American Independence. 2. Strengthening of isolationism. 3. Increase in westward migration. 4. Encouragement of American Industry. 5. Disappearance of the Federalist Party.