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The War of 1812

The War of 1812. from Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY adjusted to correlate with the N.C. Standard Course of Study. America's Second War for Independence?. Causes of the War?. 1. Impressment.

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The War of 1812

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  1. The War of 1812 from Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY adjusted to correlate with the N.C. Standard Course of Study

  2. America's Second War for Independence?

  3. Causes of the War?

  4. 1. Impressment • American sailors were being captured by the British on the open seas and forced to work for the British Navy. This practice was called impressment. • As you might expect, this irritated the Americans. The felt that they should have “freedom of the seas,” or the right to travel the seas without fear of being captured and put to work for a foreign navy!

  5. 2. The Embargo Act (1807)The “OGRABME” Turtle

  6. Presidential Election of 1808

  7. James Madison Becomes President

  8. Dolly Madison: The President’s Greatest Asset

  9. 3. The Non-Intercourse Act (1809) • Replaced the Embargo Act. • Remained U. S. policy until 1812. • Unexpected Consequences: • N. Eng. was forced to become self-sufficient again [old factories reopened]. • Laid the groundwork for US industrial power. • Jefferson, a critic of an industrial America, ironically contributed to Hamilton’s view of the US!!!

  10. 4. British Instigation of Indians British General Brock Meets with Tecumseh

  11. Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811 • General William HenryHarrison  governor ofthe Indiana Territory. • Invited Native Indianchiefs to Ft. Wayne, INto sign away 3 mil. acres of land to the US government. • Tecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homelands. • Tecumseh’s brother fought against Harrison and was defeated at Tippecanoe. • This made Harrison a national hero![1840 election  Tippecanoe & Tyler, too!]

  12. “War Hawks” John C. Calhoun [SC] Henry Clay [KY]

  13. Presidential Election of 1812

  14. “Mr. Madison’s War!”

  15. American Problems • The US was unprepared militarily: • Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s800 ships. • Americans disliked a draft  preferred to enlist in the disorganized state militias. • Financially unprepared: • Flood of paper $. • Revenue from import tariffs declined. • Regional disagreements.

  16. Overviewof theWarof1812

  17. 3 U. S. Invasions of 1812

  18. Campaigns of 1813

  19. Battle of Fort McHenry,1814 This battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner. It became our national anthem! Oh Say Can You SeeBy the Dawn’s Early Light… -- Francis Scott Key

  20. Gave proof through the night,That our flag was still there..

  21. Attack on Ft. Oswego, 1814

  22. Burning of the White House during the War of 1812

  23. Hartford ConventionDecember, 1814 – January, 1815 New England Considers Cecession!

  24. Treaty of GhentDecember 24, 1814 Ends the War of 1812!

  25. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815 This battle was actually fought after the end of the War of 1812. Because of slow communication, Jackson didn’t know that the war had ended.

  26. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

  27. Jackson’s Florida Campaigns

  28. How could it be argued that the War of 1812 was the Second War for American Independence?

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