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The War of 1812 The Star-Spangled Banner. Pages 414-427 Workbook pg. 75. Let’s Go West!. After the Lewis and Clark Expedition, many Americans wanted to settle in the new western lands. American Indians still fought with American pioneers, trying to turn them back. Remember the British?.
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The War of 1812The Star-Spangled Banner Pages 414-427 Workbook pg. 75
Let’s Go West! • After the Lewis and Clark Expedition, many Americans wanted to settle in the new western lands. • American Indians still fought with American pioneers, trying to turn them back.
Remember the British? • In the Northwest Territory, the British helped the Indians by selling them guns. • Before long, trouble in the Northwest Territory helped push the U.S. into a second war with Britain.
Tecumseh – Indian Leader • Tecumseh, an Indian leader, warned the U.S. that the Indians would fight if they were made to give up more of their land. • Tecumseh would not let the Indians fight unless they were attacked first.
Battle of Tippecanoe • Fearing an attack from the Americans, the Indians did attack first. • During the Battle of Tippecanoe, neither side clearly won the battle. The Americans destroyed the Indian village. • Indians throughout the Northwest continued attacking settlers hoping they would return east.
Blame the British! • Many people blamed the Indian attacks on the British. • Many thought the answer was simple. Take over Canada and drive the British out of North America. • The British were also stopping American trade ships from traveling to Europe. • War fever spread across the states.
War Declared! • Congress voted to declare war on Britain in June of 1812. • James Madison was President during the War of 1812.
Washington Attacked! • The British attacked the city of Washington, D.C. in August 1814. • The British set fire to the White House, the Capitol, and other buildings.
Dolley Madison • Dolley Madison saved a full-length portrait of George Washington and other valuable items from the President’s Mansion.
Battle at Fort McHenry • Fort McHenry, a star shaped fort, in Baltimore, flew a flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes. • The British bombed the fort for hours but the Americans refused to surrender. • Francis Scott Key, a poet, was taken prisoner by the British during the battle. • He watched the battle from a British ship.
The Star-Spangled Banner • By dawn, Francis Scott Key began looking to see which flag was flying above the fort. • He saw the Stars and Stripes ! • He wrote the poem the Star-Spangled Banner to record what he saw during the battle. • Later, the poem became our National Anthem.
The Star-Spangled Banner • Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Who Won the War? • Neither side was clearly the winner in the War of 1812. • On December 24, 1814 the British and the Americans signed a peace treaty in Europe officially ending the war. • A wave of nationalism, or pride in the country, swept the nation. • America proved itself equal to a great European nation.
The Monroe Doctrine • James Monroe was now the 5th President of the United States. • The Monroe Doctrine, was a government plan of action. • The doctrine declared that the United States was willing to go to war to stop European countries from expanding their American empires.
