war of 1812 – “madison’s war” chapter 9 section 4
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WAR OF 1812 – “Madison’s War”
CHAPTER 9 SECTION 4
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UNPREPARED FOR WAR
• Over-confident• Lacked experienced soldiers and leadership• Not rolling in money
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Reasons for fighting
• Impressment• Raiding/ looting our trade ships• British helping Native Americans• Manifest Destiny – we are fated to expand
(Canada)• Politics - Democratic-Republicans anti-British
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Timing is everything
• May 1812 - New Prime Minister of Britain• June 16, 1812 – British repeal trade
restrictions – message sent to U.S. (4-6 weeks)• June 18, 1812 – Congress declares war on
Britain
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Poor start
• Lost our first few battles
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Turning points
• Our Navy winning control over Lake Erie• Tecumseh killed at Battle of Thames• Battle of Horseshoe Bend (south- Andrew
Jackson)
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Sir Francis Scott Key
• Wrote a poem later known as “Star Spangled Banner”
• About the attack on Baltimore• Flag was still flying over Fort McHenry
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Treaty of Ghent
• Signed December 1814 in Belgium• Only ended the war• Did not mention impressment or raiding ships• Did not give new lands to U.S.
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Battle of New Orleans
• After the Treaty of Ghent• Bloody battle that made Jackson a hero
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Federalist Party
• Kind of goes away after the war.
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