Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 26, 2011 A.P. U.S. History Mr. Green

Objective: Students will: Explain why the War of 1812 was so politically divisive and poorly fought by the United States. evaluate to what extent the War of 1812 contributed to the growth of American Nationalism AP Focus Fighting against the military might of Great Britain, for the second time in less than thirty years, places significant strains on the United States politically, economically, and militarily. The Treaty of Ghent leaves in place most of the grievances that precipitated the war.

CHAPTER THEME Theme: The American effort in the War of 1812 was plagued by poor strategy, political divisions, and increasingly aggressive British power. Nevertheless, the United States escaped with a stalemated peace settlement and soon turned its isolationist back to the Atlantic European world.

Continue work on the Presidential Election Charts 1800, 1804, 1808, and Continue to identify the terms for Chapter 11/12 Distribute the War of 1812 Chart

Before the war, the army was: ill-trained ill-disciplined widely scattered Canada became an important battleground British forces were weakest 3-prong attack from Detroit, Niagara, & Lake Champlain were beaten back Britain and Canada displayed energy from the beginning by capturing Fort Michilimackinac

A second land invasion of Canada was stopped American navy performed better than the army

Oliver Hazard Perry-Lake Erie “We have met the enemy and they are ours” Turning Points August 1814-British land in the Chesapeake Bay area and marched to D.C. and burned the capitol and White House. Baltimore held firm at Fort McHenry September 11, 1814-Thomas Macdonough held back the British near Plattsburgh on their way to New York He saved New York, New England, the union from dissolution

January 8, 1815-New Orleans & Andrew Jackson soundly defeat the British after the Treaty of Ghent ended the war. Treaty of Ghent Initial Indian buffer state in the Great Lakes rejoin-denounced by the Americans After the Battle of Baltimore and the British problems in New York, the Brits signed an armistice “Not One Inch of Territory Ceded or Lost”

New England prospered during the war. Illicit trade with the enemy Hartford Convention-Dec 15, 1814-January 5, 1815 MA, CT, RI-sent full delegations NH, VT-partial delegations Grievances: financial assistance 2/3 vote in Congress for embargoes new states admitted declaration of war remove 3/5 compromise 1 term president prohibit successive Presidents from same state As the South and West grew in population, New England felt they were subservient.

Continue Reading Chapter 12 to the end Work on the identifications Continue work on the Decades chart for the 1800’s and begin to work on chart for the 1810’s