Day 40 : Impacts of the War of 1812

1. Day 40: Impacts of the War of 1812 Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 24, 2013 A/A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

2. The New Government Objective: Students will: evaluate the impact of the Hartford Convention on the American people by analyzing the demands of the Hartford Convention delegates AP Focus Fighting against the military might of Great Britain, for the second time in less than thirty years, places significant strains on the United States politically, economically, and militarily. The Treaty of Ghent leaves in place most of the grievances that precipitated the war.

3. Chapter Focus Chapter Theme Theme: The American effort in the War of 1812 was plagued by poor strategy, political divisions, and increasingly aggressive British power. Nevertheless, the United States escaped with a stalemated peace settlement and soon turned its isolationist back to the Atlantic European world.

4. Announcements Continue work on the Presidential Election Charts. Distribute Hartford Convention primary source and graphic organizer

5. Non-Treaty Results New England prospered during the war. Illicit trade with the enemy Hartford Convention-Dec 15, 1814-January 5, 1815 MA, CT, RI-sent full delegations NH, VT-partial delegations Grievances: financial assistance 2/3 vote in Congress for embargoes new states admitted declaration of war remove 3/5 compromise 1 term president prohibit successive Presidents from same state As the South and West grew in population, New England felt they were subservient.

6. Independent Activity Hartford Convention

7. Homework Continue Reading Chapter 12 to the end Work on the identifications Begin to work on chart for the 1810’s Begin reading, “We are all Federalists, We are all Republicans”