The War of 1812 Causes Events Results

Causes of the War British interfere with American shipping Blockade of ships Impressment of American citizens Kidnapping men to be in the military by force without warning

Causes of the War The Chesapeake Incident fired upon by the British when the American ship Chesapeake refused to allow the British to search for British deserters 3 Americans Killed 18 Wounded British took 4 people James Barron commander of the Chesapeake

Embargo Act 1807 Jefferson kept US Ships off the high seas Thought it would force countries to respect US neutrality Hurt commerce Abandoned by Madison in 1810

Causes of the War The “Indian Problem” William Henry Harrison tries to persuade Chiefs Receiving weapons from the British and using them against Americans

Major Events During the War Battle of Tippecanoe 1811 in Indian Territory Tecumseh supported a Confederation of Natives Warned brothers to avoid fighting with the US

Major Events During the War Battle of Tippecanoe Brother ignored warning and attacked William Henry Harrison and 1000 soldiers Natives eventually withdrew Made Harrison a Hero Americans discovered that the weapons used against them came from the British

Warhawks New leaders in Congress in their 30’s Believed impressment was a major issue Henry Clay

Major Events During the War Unsuccessful Invasion of Canada Wanted to punish the British for giving firearms to Native Americans This was considered the quickest way to do it Not enough volunteers and many were too old to fight

Major Events During the War Burning of Washington and the White House Burned many American buildings including the White House & Capital Punishment for American raid in York (Toronto) Madison and other officials had to flee their own capital

Major Events During the War Battle of New Orleans War was already over when this battle was fought Only decisive land victory for the U.S. British lost 2,000 men while the U.S. lost only 79 Made Andrew Jackson the “Hero of New Orleans”

Results of the War Treaty of Ghent (Armistice) No change of territory No formal statement of impressment or freedom of the seas Eventual resumption of trade between the US and Britain Control over the number of British ships on the Great Lakes

Results of the War Treaty of Ghent Settlement of the US Canadian Border Joint Occupation of Oregon territory