ImpressmentImpressment Between Britain impressed over 5,000 American sailors.

Native American Attacks Attacks The British were supplying the Native Americans on the frontier with guns to lead attacks on American settlers

British General Brock Meets with Tecumseh

Presidential Election of 1808

James Madison Becomes President in 1809

Dolly Madison: The President’s Greatest Asset

QGeneral William Henry Harrison  governor of the Indiana Territory. QTecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homelands. QTecumseh’s brother fought against Harrison and was defeated at Tippecanoe.  This made Harrison a national hero! Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811

“War Hawks” Henry Clay [KY] John C. Calhoun [SC]

Presidential Election of 1812

“Mr. Madison’s War!”

American Problems QThe US was unprepared militarily:  Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s 800 ships.  Most troops came from state militias and not a proper army QFinancially unprepared:  Flood of paper $.  Revenue from import tariffs declined. QRegional disagreements between New England and other areas of the country

Map of the War of 1812

3 U. S. Invasions of 1812

Campaigns of 1813

Battle of Fort McHenry, 1814 Oh Say Can You See By the Dawn’s Early Light… -- Francis Scott Key

Hartford Convention QThe New England states met in Hartford, Connecticut in December 1814 QBecause trade was cut off during the war, New Englanders’ way of life of shipping & trading was threatened QThe states discussed if they should SECEDE from the United States QSECEDE means to “break away” and start your own country

Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814 This treaty ends the War of 1812

The Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815 Because of slow communication across the ocean, this battle takes place AFTER the Treaty of Ghent is signed that ends the war.

The Battle of New Orleans, 1815