The War of 1812

1. The War of 1812 Chapter 6, Section 4

2. Introduction • Between the United States and Britain • Began in 1812 and lasted until early 1815 • Americans in the West and South hoped to expand US by seizing control of both Canada and Florida. • Mr. Madison’s War The second war of independence

3. Causes of the War • 1. 1808-1811 British impressed over 6,000 American soldiers • 2. Chesapeake Leopard Affair • British captain fired on the USS Chesapeak • 3 dead, 18 wounded • British officials said it was an accident • Jefferson responds • Forbade British ships to dock in American ports • Ordered state governments to call on militiamen

4. Chesapeake Leopard Affair

5. Causes of the War • 3. Embargo act • American policy (to avoid war) that prohibited exports to foreign countries • Disastrous for the economy • 4. British and Native American Relations • British gave military aid to Native Americans on the Northwest frontier • They wanted to rebuild relationships

6. Madison • James Madison is elected president • War of 1812 called “Mr. Madison’s War

7. Battle of Tippecanoe • Tecumseh unites Indian tribes against Americans • Leads to an attack by Americans on Tecumseh’s tribe • Americans win the battle and William Henry Harrison becomes a national hero

8. War Hawks • John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay • Those that are calling for war • War Hawks hate the British

9. Important Events • The US declares war in June 1812 • US made several unsuccessful invasions into Canada • Tecumseh is killed in the Battle of Thames • Star Spangled Banner is written • Battle of New Orleans makes Andrew Jackson a national hero

10. Treaty of Ghent • Signed in 1814 in Ghent, Belgium • No territory changed hands • Americans had proved themselves as a nation