The Road to War & The War of 1812 Chapter 7, 8th Grade, Glencoe http://mywarof1812.com/images/splash_1.jpg

Barbary Coast States – North African Nations Pirates Tripoli & Barbary States attacked European & American ships – ____________ _________________________________________________________________________ Capture the Philadelphia (U.S. ship); Stephen Decatur set the ship on fire to prevent __________________________________________________________________________ June 1805 – Tripoli agrees to not attack our ships, but U.S. has to pay __________________________________________________________________________ Barbary Pirates

American Neutrality is Violated 1803 – Britain & France went to war again Both the British & French _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Limits on Trade Embargo Act of 1807 Forbade Americans ______________________________________________________________________ It cut off supplies to France & Britain, but it also hurt the U.S. Embargo Act failed because _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. couldn’t import sugar, tea, or molasses Eventually U.S. agrees to trade with Britain & France again once they ______________________________________________________________________ Napoleon tricks U.S. and continues to capture U.S. ships; Some Americans call for war 1808 – ______________________________________________________________________

Conflicts with Native Americans Ohio becomes a state in 1803, but settlers __________________________________________________________________________ Tecumseh & the Prophet thought Indians were __________________________________________________________________________ They called for the Indians to return to their old ways & resist white invaders; although they received support from the British Tecumseh organized a _________________________________________________________________________ 1811 – General Harrison, governor of Indian Territory, leads attack on Prophetstown on the __________________________________________________________________________ No clear winner, but white celebrate; Tecumseh flees to British-held Canada Tecumseh & the Prophet http://www.wvec.k12.in.us/battle/prophet.gif http://smcdsb.on.ca/mdy/Tecumseh.gif

Reasons War Hawks Wanted War War Hawks = members of Congress from the South & West who called for war with Britain Reasons War Hawks Wanted War To ________________________________________________________ To stop British ____________________________________________ To demonstrate ______________________________________________________ To take _____________________________________________________________________ To end ________________________________________________________________ War Hawks thought war would bring peace & safety to the Frontier and dreamed of more land Those opposed to war don’t want extra taxes & are concerned about British attacking U.S. ports http://members.tripod.com/~war1812/WARHAWKS.JPG

U.S. declares war _____________________________________ War of 1812 U.S. declares war _____________________________________ Britain still at war _____________________________________ Pres. Jefferson reduced spending on _________________________________________________________________________ Few regular troops = relied on volunteers British blockaded American ports to __________________________________________________________________________ U.S. navy too small _____________________________________ http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/war1812.JPG

Native Americans ___________________________________ Battles Andrew Jackson American General William Hull was ______________________________________________________________________ American Captain Oliver Hazard Perry was successful at __________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Jackson able to win the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) against the Creeks Native Americans ___________________________________ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Andrew_Jackson.jpeg/180px-Andrew_Jackson.jpeg http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/6423/Ships/1812.jpg

British win battle in Maryland & then march on Washington, D.C. Final Battles 1814- Britain defeats France & send ________________________________________________________________ British win battle in Maryland & then march on Washington, D.C. British _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ able gather important paper of pres. & portrait of George Washington from White House Battle of Fort McHenry – inspired American Francis Scott Key ________________________________________________________________________ Battle of New Orleans – British attack Jan. 8, 1815 -- __________________________________________________________________________ Could have been avoided because _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/05/images/0920Burn.jpg

Treaty of _____________________________________ Results of the War of 1812 Treaty of _____________________________________ Pre-war ____________________________________ USA gained _____________________________________________________________________ The US showed _____________________________________ Andrew Jackson __________________________________________________________________________ http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000071.jpg

Questions Write Three “Deep” Questions and answer them (questions that cannot be answered “yes,” “no,” or with a simple date or fact) 1. 2. 3.