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THE WAR OF 1812 Chapter 6 Section 4 THE WAR HAWKS DEMAND WAR Jef ferson re-elected 1804 Napoleon excludes British goods British create blockade to stop Napoleon Seized more than 1000 American ships Americans are angry with British Impressment – capturing Americans and forcing them into the navy Chesapeake incident 1807 – British commander demanded to board and search the Chesapeake, U.S. captain refused, British opened fire killing 3 and injuring 18. Embargo Act of 1807 put in place, ended up hurting America Ban lifted in 1809 EXCEPT with France and Britain TECUMSEH’S CONFEDERACY William Henry Harrison met with Native American chiefs to sign over 3 million acres of land to U.S. government Shawnee Chief Tecumseh did not like the idea and wanted to form a confederacy Tecumseh began negotiations with British in case a war happened Traveled throughout west and south trying to win tribal followers THE WAR HAWKS November 1811 – Tecumseh’s brother, the Prophet, led an attack on Harrison Harrison fought back and burned Shawnee’s capital to the ground Battle of Tippecanoe Found out Shawnee used British Canadian supplies, so war hawks call for war against British Led by John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay THE WAR BRINGS MIXED RESULTS James Madison wins election of 1808, wages war against Britain in 1812. British quickly capture Detroit Oliver Hazard Perry then defeat British on Lake Erie and retake Detroit Natives took sides, many choosing British Tecumseh died in Battle of the Thames in 1813 THE WAR AT SEA & BRITISH BURN THE WHITE HOUSE U.S. Navy only had 16 ships 44-gun warships the President, the United States, and the Constitution British enforced blockade of American ships in 1813 1814 – British raiding and burning towns Retaliation for Battle of York where U.S. burned governor’s mansion and legislative buildings British burn the Capitol, the White House, and other buildings forcing of ficials to flee THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS Andrew Jackson defeated Native Americans after 6 months at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend Destroyed military power of Natives Jackson defeats British troops after war is over and kills hundreds of British Treaty of Ghent was signed without Jackson knowing December 24, 1814 declared an armistice 1815 – treaty opening up trade again 1817 – Rush-Bagot treaty limited number of warships on the Great Lakes