Essential QuestionEssential Question

What were the What were the causes and effects of causes and effects of

the War of 1812?the War of 1812?

The War of 1812The War of 1812

Election of 1808Election of 1808

James Madison James Madison (Republican)(Republican)

Charles Pinckney Charles Pinckney (Federalist)(Federalist)

War HawksWar Hawks

Supported war Supported war with Britainwith Britain

Henry Clay (KY)Henry Clay (KY) John Calhoun John Calhoun

(SC)(SC)

Why Did Southerners and Why Did Southerners and Westerners Support War?Westerners Support War?

British trade restrictions hurt farmersBritish trade restrictions hurt farmers

Westerners blamed British for Westerners blamed British for supporting Indian uprisingssupporting Indian uprisings

Moving WestMoving West

KentuckyKentucky

TennesseeTennessee

Northwest Northwest TerritoryTerritory

Native American ResistanceNative American Resistance

Little Turtle – chief Little Turtle – chief of the Miami of the Miami peoplepeople

Washington sent Washington sent General Anthony General Anthony WayneWayne

Battle of Fallen Battle of Fallen TimbersTimbers

Treaty of GreenvilleTreaty of Greenville

August 1795August 1795

Indians gave up Indians gave up land in Ohio, land in Ohio, Indiana, parts of Indiana, parts of Illinois and Illinois and MichiganMichigan

TecumsehTecumseh

Shawnee leaderShawnee leader

Believed Native Believed Native Americans Americans needed to unite needed to unite to protect their to protect their landslands

William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison

Governor of Governor of Indiana territoryIndiana territory

Won at the Battle Won at the Battle of Tippecanoeof Tippecanoe

Indian leaders Indian leaders fled to Canadafled to Canada

Declaration of WarDeclaration of War

June 1812June 1812

President President Madison asked Madison asked Congress to Congress to declare wardeclare war

Quote, MadisonQuote, Madison

““Thousands of American citizens, Thousands of American citizens, under the safeguard of public law under the safeguard of public law and of their national flag, have been and of their national flag, have been torn from . . . Everything dear to torn from . . . Everything dear to them; have been dragged on board them; have been dragged on board ships of a foreign nation to be exiled ships of a foreign nation to be exiled to the most distant and deadly to the most distant and deadly climes to risk their lives in battles of climes to risk their lives in battles of their oppressors.”their oppressors.”

Invasion of CanadaInvasion of Canada

Attacked from Attacked from Detroit, Niagara Detroit, Niagara Falls, Hudson Falls, Hudson River ValleyRiver Valley

All failedAll failed

Battles of War of 1812Battles of War of 1812

Oliver Hazard PerryOliver Hazard Perry

Leader of Lake Leader of Lake Erie FleetErie Fleet

Defeated the Defeated the BritishBritish

Control for U.S. of Control for U.S. of Great LakesGreat Lakes

Washington D.C.Washington D.C.

August 1814August 1814

British fleet British fleet entered the entered the citycity

Washington D.C.Washington D.C.

Madison and Madison and other leaders fledother leaders fled

British set fire to British set fire to the White House the White House and the Capitoland the Capitol

Dolly Madison Dolly Madison saved important saved important paperspapers

Fort McHenryFort McHenry

British British marched on marched on BaltimoreBaltimore

Attacked Fort Attacked Fort McHenryMcHenry

Not successfulNot successful

Francis Scott KeyFrancis Scott Key

He wrote The He wrote The Star-Spangled Star-Spangled Banner while Banner while watching this watching this battlebattle

Battle of Lake ChamplainBattle of Lake Champlain

September 1814September 1814

U.S. VictoryU.S. Victory

Battle of New Battle of New OrleansOrleans

January 1815January 1815

British landed at British landed at New OrleansNew Orleans

Victory for U.S. Victory for U.S. forces under forces under Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson

War of War of 18121812

Treaty of GhentTreaty of Ghent

Dec. 1814Dec. 1814

Ended the Ended the War of 1812War of 1812

England must England must honor U.S. honor U.S. boundariesboundaries

Convention of 1818Convention of 1818

U.S.-Canadian U.S.-Canadian border from border from Minnesota to the Minnesota to the Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains set at 49 degrees set at 49 degrees north latitudenorth latitude