Chapter 9 Section 4

1. Chapter 9 Section 4

2. War Begins • America wasn’t well prepared for war. • Had less than 7,000 troops • Due to Jefferson’s cutbacks in Military • Had 50,000 to 100,000 militia, but were poorly trained

3. War Begins • General William Hull fought Tecumseh in Canada • He was defeated • Surrendered Detroit

4. Oliver Hazard Perry • Naval Commander of Lake Erie Forces • “We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

5. Battle of the Thames • Between General William Henry Harrison and Tecumseh • Tecumseh died in October 5th, 1813 • Americans captured York (Toronto)

6. Old Ironsides

7. Setbacks for the Native Americans • Tecumseh’s death ended any hopes of a native American Confederacy • Lost the Battle of Horseshoe Bend • 550 Creeks died • Forced Creeks to give up their land.

8. Andrew Jackson

9. British Offense • Britain sent more troops after a war with France ended. • A Naval fleet sailed into Chesapeake Bay • Burned Washington on August 24, 1814

10. British Offense • Baltimore was attacked, but repelled the British • Better prepared than Washington • British Attacked Fort McHenry • Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.

11. Francis Scott Key

12. British Defeat • British planned to attack Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain • Americans defeated the British in September, 1814. • British decided that war with the U.S. was too costly.

13. British Defeat • Treaty of Ghent was signed in December, 1814. • Battle of New Orleans happened on January 8th, 1815. • News of peace hadn’t arrived yet.

14. American Nationalism • Federalist lost popularity for not supporting the war. • Americans felt a new sense of Patriotism after the war. • War Hawks carried Federalist Ideals.