1. What is going on in this picture? 2. Which group are the Americans and which are the British? How do you know? 3. Where might this battle be taking place? Opening: War of 1812 & the Battle of New Orleans

 First President to ask Congress to declare war.  Against the British – War of 1812  Supporters for another war:

MAIN CAUSES: 1-The US was upset that the British were preventing neutral US ships from trading with France 2-The US was upset by British impressment (British policy of capturing and forcing US Sailors to serve on British Ships) 3-The US believed that the British were giving aid to Native Americans in the west 4-The US wanted to take Canada from Britain

 June 22, 1807  American ship – Chesapeake was stopped by a British ship (Called Leopard) for the purpose of inspecting the American crew. The Chesapeake’s captain refused and the British opened fire. Four people were forcibly removed.  The event was a violation of America’s neutral rights. Support grows for war against the British.  This is one event leading into the War of 1812.

 Describe the American Army. How do they look? How are they dressed?

1. What is going on in this picture? 2. Who seems to be winning the battle?

 Treaty of Ghent ended the war December 1814  American earned respect as a growing world power  For the first time, U.S. citizens came together as Americans (not just as citizens of individual states)  Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner  The “Era of Good Feelings” James Monroe (1817): -No political infighting (why?) -Created a new national bank to ease economic problems -placed tariffs (taxes) on foreign goods to help U.S. manufacturing

What were the causes of the War of 1812, and how did the War effect Americans’ national identity?