Honor – Expansion

1. Freedom of the Seas  1806  Milan-Berlin Decrees [“Continental System”]  1806  Britain issued the “Orders in Council.”  Both French and British disrupt American trade

2. Impressment   Britain impressed over 6,000 American sailors.  Chesapeake Affair

3. Embargos  The Embargo Act (1807)  The “OGRABME” Turtle  The Non-Intercourse Act Embargos  The Embargo Act (1807)  The “OGRABME” Turtle  The Non-Intercourse Act

4. Western Farmers Concerns  British instigation of Indians  Poor crop prices in foreign markets  Blamed on freedom of seas issues British General Brock Meets with Tecumseh

5. Expansion Expansion into the West & CanadaExpansion into the West & Canada Get rid of the British threat to the NorthGet rid of the British threat to the North

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

 General William Henry Harrison  governor of the Indiana Territory.  Tecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homelands.  Tecumseh’s brother “the Prophet” fought against Harrison and was defeated at Tippecanoe.  Indians lose faith in Prophet’s leadership and abandon confederation  This made Harrison a national hero! [1840 election  Tippecanoe & Tyler, too!] Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811

“Mr. Madison’s War!”

American Problems  The US was unprepared militarily:  Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s 800 ships.  Many preferred to enlist in the disorganized state militias.  Financially unprepared  Regional disagreements.  New England trades with British – did not want war

Overview of the War of 1812

3 U. S. Invasions of 1812

Campaigns of 1813

Battle of Lake Erie – Sept 1813  American Victory  O.H. Perry captures British flotilla  Wins control of upper lakes  Battle of Thames – Tecumseh killed

British Campaigns 1814 New York - fighting upstateNew York - fighting upstate WashingtonWashington –Burned the capitol … response to York Ft McHenryFt McHenry –Star Spangled Banner New OrleansNew Orleans

Hartford Convention December, 1814 – January, 1815 New EnglandNew England –Economy hurt by war –Trade with the enemy NE Federalists meet in secretNE Federalists meet in secret –Opposition to the war –Discuss Constitutional amendments –Radicals discuss secession Rumors spread about secessionRumors spread about secession Federalists discreditedFederalists discredited

Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814 “Status Quo Antebellum”

The Battle of New Orleans, 1815