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1 War of 1812-videovideo The Second American Revolution

2 Problems at Sea GB and France at war GB impresses US sailors. Impressment— kidnapping sailors and forcing them to work on enemy ships 4. US repeals Embargo Act video

3 U.S. deals with impressment US tries to avoid war by passing the Embargo Act of 1807: U.S. ships could not sail to foreign countries and U.S. ports were closed to foreign ships

4 What are the impacts of the Embargo Act? What region would be most upset?

5 What are the impacts of the Embargo Act? What region would be most upset?

6 3.Economy, especially in New England, hurt 4.4. US repeals (cancels) the Embargo Act 4.

7 Causes of the War of 1812: Problems on Land Conflicts with N.A. on land in west Tecumseh-Shawnee Chief tries to unite Native Americans U.S. believes British are supplying N.A. with guns

8 Causes of the War of 1812: Problems on Land War Hawks— westerners who wanted war with Britain Why? To end Britain’s support of N.A. and take over Canada!

9 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Important Battles U.S. burns down York, capital of Canada British burn down White House U.S. win at Ft. McHenry (where words to national anthem were written)

10 Naval Battles -videovideo

11 War of 1812: Battle of Ft. McHenry-video songvideo song Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star- spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

12 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Important Battles Treaty of Ghent-ends war Battle of New Orleans: huge victory for U.S. with Andrew Jackson in command OOPS! (war was already over)

13 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Effects U.S. WINS! 1.Nationalism: Extreme pride in one’s country

14 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Effects 2.US wins but no change in territory 3.Britain treats U.S. with more respect 4. Weakens N.A. resistance

15 War of 1812: Effects 5.Andrew Jackson viewed as a HERO! video In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

16 We looked down the river and we seed the British come And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drum They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring We stood behind our cotton bales and didn't say a thing We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

17 Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise If we didn't fire our muskets till we looked 'em in the eyes We held our fire till we seed their faces well Then we opened up our squirrel guns and gave 'em..Well....we... fired our guns and the British kept a'comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

18 Yeah they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round We filled his head with cannonballs 'n' powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin' There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago We fired once more and they began to runnin' On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico Yeah they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

19 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Effect #6 U.S. manufacturing grew Why? Because of embargo and the war’s interference with trade, U.S. merchants had to make their own goods

20 War of 1812

21 Causes of the War of 1812: Problems at Sea Impressment:

22 Causes of the War of 1812: Problems at Sea US tries to avoid war by passing the Embargo Act of 1807:

23 Causes of the War of 1812: Problems on Land Tecumseh-

24 Causes of the War of 1812: Problems on Land War Hawks— Why?

25 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Important Battles

26 War of 1812: Battle of Ft. McHenry Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star- spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

27 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Important Battles Treaty of Ghent- Battle of New Orleans: OOPS!

28 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Effects

29 http://kids.niehs.nih.battle song/lyrics/battleof.htmbattle song

30 War of 1812 (1812-1814): Effects U.S. manufacturing grew Why?


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