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Early War After Napoleon’s army is defeated in Russia, British turn their efforts back to America. Early failures on battlefield for Americans: Detroit, Chicago: defeated by Native Tribes Naval failures: counterattacks by British

Any Success? Early success near Great Lakes Took control of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie Led to another invasion of Canada through Detroit W. H. Harrison: led US to victory in a battle in which Tecumseh died Led to a weakening of the Native Americans in the NW Territories

Andrew Jackson Battle of Horseshoe Bend: 1814 near FL border Jackson and his men slaughtered men, women, and children of the Creek Tribe Creeks ceded most of their land to the U.S. and moved west Jackson became a major general in the U.S. Army

Battles With British August, 1814: British entered D.C. and set fire to several public buildings White House included Retaliation for U.S. burning of Canadian captial Low point for U.S. in war British moved toward Baltimore, but Americans held them off Francis Scott Key: what did he do?

Battle of New Orleans Jackson vs British January, 1815 Americans BIG win! British: 700 dead, 1,400 wounded, 500 imprisoned Americans: 8 dead, 13 wounded

The Problem: THE PEACE TREATY HAD ALREADY BEEN SIGNED! An unnecessary battle! Andrew Jackson’s heroic status grows however…

New England Opposition Federalists opposed war Actually celebrated British success in some cases Daniel Webster: led the Federalist opposition Talk of secession again in

Hartford Convention December 1814, New England states Those who favored secession were the majority 7 amendments proposed to protect N.E. from the influence of the south and west Hartford Convention seemed irrelevant and in some cases, treasonable Death of the Federalists!

Treaty of Ghent JQ Adams, Henry Clay, Albert Gallatin Americans gave up demand for British renunciation of impressment Gave up the cession of Canada to the U.S. British gave up their desire to have an Indian buffer state in the Northwest Signed in December, 1814 (BEFORE Battle of New Orleans!!)

Rush-Bagot Agreement Americans had right to trade freely with British Mutual agreement in 1817 that provided for disarmament on the Great Lakes

Indians Treaty of Ghent required U.S. to restore the tribes the land seized by Americans Never enforced A major blow for Native Americans to retain territory Tecumseh dead, British gone Native Americans less able to defend their land than ever