Star Spangled Banner Audio Questions

1. Who is Frances Scott Key?

2. What did F.S.K negotiate with the British?

3. What was the only way the British will release the American prisoners?

4. What Fort will the British “remove from the face of the Earth?”

5. What is the only way the British will stop attack at the Fort?

6. What will happen if America lowers the flag on the Fort?

7. What held the flagpole up throughout the night?

James Madison Fact or Fiction?

• His wife was considered a hero for saving the documents from the White House after the British set fire to it.

• Not only was Madison a short and lightweight president, he also suffered frostbite on the his fingers and toes, he has arthritis and was epileptic

TECUMSEH

A chieftain of the Shawnee tribe that worked to unite other Indian tribes (Indian Confederation) to oppose white expansion into the west in the early 1800s.

THE BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE

Harrison's army is attacked by Tecumseh's brother, the Prophet, at the Battle of

Tippecanoe. The Prophet’s forces were defeated and Harrison's men plundered Prophetstown and

then burned it to the ground.

Why were the Native Americans such a threat

to the U.S.?

WAR HAWKSWAR HAWKS• Leader – Henry Clay of

Kentucky

• Declared war on Britain, June 1812– Indian problems– Impressment of American

Sailors

STATE’S RIGHTSSTATE’S RIGHTS• New England was against the War of 1812

– Thought it would destroy trade.

• Hartford Convention– December 1814– Proposed an amendment that limited the

power of Congress– Claimed the rights of states to repeal Acts of

Congress.– Items were never proposed to Madison.

Is it right for the federal government to declare

war even if several states oppose it?  Why or why

not?

“MR. MADISON’S WAR”

JAMES MADISON

1809-1817

Democratic-Republican

4th

THE BATTLE FOR LAKE ERIE

THE BATTLE FOR LAKE ERIE

THE BATTLE FOR LAKE ERIE

A British naval attack was repulsed(driven back) by Captain Perry. After almost four hours of intense cannon fire and much human suffering, the British surrendered.

The battle ended in unequivocal victory for the Americans.

THE BATTLE FOR LAKE ERIE

Captain Perry

“We have met the enemy and they are

ours.”

THE BATTLE FOR LAKE ERIE

Perry had lost one boat…rowed over to another to continue the battle

THE BATTLE FOR LAKE ERIE

Perry had lost one boat…rowed over to another to continue the battle

American forces under the command of General William Henry Harrison defeated a combined British-Native American force that was retreating from the Battle of Lake Erie.

BATTLE OF THAMES

TecumsehThe Native force also

included the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, who was killed in the battle. After his

death, the Native

American forces fall apart.

THE BURNING OF WASHINGTON

The British defeated a ragtag force of soldiers and militia at Bladensburg, right outside Washington,

and then marched into the capital city.

Dolley Madison saved many of the

nations treasures from burning by the British

military.

British "victory" that resulted in the burning of many U.S. government buildings, including the

Capitol. As soon as they set fire to the buildings, they retreated.

How would the burning of Washington D.C. affect our country

today?

Ft. McHenry

American fort built in Baltimore harbor in 1799. The British bombed the fort on September 13-14

(during the War of 1812).

Lawyer and amateur poet who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner, which has become the national

anthem of the United States.

In the early part of September 14, Key

saw the U.S. flag still flying. He was so

moved by this experience that he

began to write on the back of a letter he had

in his pocket. This bombardment (and the

survival of the fort) inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star-

Spangled Banner, America's national

anthem.

What kind of emotions does the Star Spangled

Banner stir up today when people hear it

played?

TREATY OF GHENT

Treaty that officially ended the War of 1812. Great Britain agreed to give up claims to the Northwest Territory, and both countries promised to work toward ending the slave

trade.

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

The Treaty of Ghent was signed in Ghent, Belgium, on December 24, 1814. However, the slowness of

communications prevented word of peace getting to the armies in New Orleans.

Andrew Jackson

American forces under Andrew

Jackson won the Battle of New Orleans. He

became known as "Old Hickory" and a

hero of War of 1812.

American victory in a battle that never had to happen. American forces under

General Andrew Jackson defeated British forces on January 8, 1815, several weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent,

which had officially ended the war. Neither group of troops had gotten the news by the time the battle began. This

battle is also interesting in that the British lost more than 700 dead and 1,400 injured while the Americans lost only 8 dead and

13 wounded.

How did lack of communication play a part in the outcome of

the War of 1812?

• In one year U.S. exports fell from $108 million to $22 million

• Imports declined from $l38 million to $56 million

• U.S. ports were full of idle ships

• Sailors were unemployed

• Agriculture suffered as foreign markets were closed.

We have met the enemy and they are ours.” Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry

How does trade effect the economy of the

United States?

What would happen today if the Houston Ship

Channel was closed for a month?

What would the political, economic, and social

effects be for the United States?