THE WAR OF 1812 Chapter 6 Section 4

THE WAR HAWKS DEMAND WAR!  1806, Great Britain and France fighting again. Try to blockade ships to France.  By 1807, GB had seized more than 1000 American ships, France seized about 500. GB policy of impressment angered Americans.  Battle of Tippecanoe, war with the Shawnee who were given arms from British Canada.  War Hawks like John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay called for war against Britain.

THE WAR BRINGS MIXED RESULTS  In 1808, James Madison wins the Presidential election. By 1812 he had decided to go to war with Britain.

THE WAR IN CANADA  America was unprepared for war, and suffers numerous setbacks.  Victory on the Great Lakes, re-take Detroit. Native Americans fought on both sides.

THE WAR AT SEA  Test for U.S. Navy  Do well in battles, but British use numbers to blockade the coast.  By 1813 most U.S. ships bottled up in port.

BRITISH BURN THE WHITE HOUSE  1814 the British were raiding and burning towns all along the Atlantic Coast. On August 24 th Madison and other officials had to flee from Washington DC.

THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS  General Andrew Jackson defeats the British and Native Americans in 4 straight battles in the South.  On January 8 th, 1815 Jackson’s troops defeat a superior British force at New Orleans. Hundreds of British die, only a hand full of Americans.

GREAT VICTORY!  But the war was already over!!!!!

THE TREATY OF GHENT  Unknown to Jackson, British and American diplomats had already signed a peace agreement on Christmas Eve 1814, which ended fighting.  1815 re-opened trade. 1817: Rush-Bagot agreement limited warships on the Great Lakes.  1818 set boundary of Louisiana territory at 49 th parallel to the Rocky Mountains.