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Topic: To what extent did the War of 1812 contribute to American Nationalism?

Explore the extent to which the War of 1812 contributed to American nationalism through factors such as military challenges, division, heroic figures, territorial defense, and the dawn of the Era of Good Feelings.

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Topic: To what extent did the War of 1812 contribute to American Nationalism?

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  1. Topic: To what extent did the War of 1812 contribute to American Nationalism?

  2. Fighting the War of 1812 • Lack of troops, training, supplies • Americans divided on the War • Hartford Convention • Assault on Canada  Failed • Naval battles on Great Lakes • Washington DC attacked • Fort McHenry (Baltimore) • Defense of New Orleans • Andrew Jackson • Treaty of Ghent 1814 • Armistice and stalemate • Causes of war ignored • “Not one inch of territory ceded or lost!”

  3. American Nationalism • Americans proud of their war performance • Fall of the Federalist Party • Popular war heroes • Democracy can survive • “American literature” • Cooper and Irving • Rebuilding the national capital • Westward expansion renewed • Beginnings of the “Market Revolution”

  4. The Era of Good Feelings • Only Democratic-Republicans by 1816 • One party rule • James Monroe President • Tariff of 1816 – protect US manufacturing • Henry Clay and the “American System” • Banks, tariffs, roads/canals • Rejected by dem-reps • Individual state projects • NY Canal; Cumberland Road (Maryland-Illinois) • Some tranquility, prosperity at first • Stronger Foreign Policy • Panic of 1819

  5. Conclusion • To what extent did the War of 1812 inspire national unity in the United States in the short and long term? Explain in 4-5 sentences.

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