1. War breaks out again between the United States and Britain in 1812.
The War of 1812
2nd War of Independence
Mr. Madison’s War
War breaks out again between the United States and Britain in 1812.
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2. Both sides were impressing US ships.
IMPRESSMENT
impressment
France and Great Britain are at war
Both sides were impressing US ships.
An act of kidnapping a ship, its contents, men and forcing them into your navy
England closed ports under French control to foreign shipping (incl. US), seized US ships & impressed Americans.
Napoleon ordered seizure of all merchant ships that entered British ports.

3. John C. Calhoun South Carolina
MR. MADISON'S WAR
madwar
War of 1812
War Hawks
New members of Congress, John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay want war why Great Britain….Why?
U.S. must defend its neutrality
Stop impressment
British forts
Tecumseh
Desire for Canada and Florida
Called 2nd War of Independence
John C. Calhoun South Carolina
Henry Clay Kentucky

4. “Mr. Madison’s War”
June, 1812: War Hawks engineer declaration of war with England.
Unfortunately, Congress was not aware that London repealed impressment policy 2 days prior to war
New England opposed to war but Southern/western states supported the war
US at war vs. most powerful nation, but US divided
Poorly equipped US army initiated military action in by launching a 3-part invasion of Canada
The British easily repulsed the Americans

5. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WAR OF 1812
Dolly Madison escaped from White House and took many pieces of art, furniture from the White House before the British destroyed it.
Washington, D.C. burned by British, 25th of August 1814

6. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WAR OF 1812
U.S. Flag which flew over Fort McHenry to inspire Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner. September 13th, 1814

7. BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
New orleans
10,000 British troops reached the mouth of the Mississippi River and were threatening the Louisiana Purchase.
4,500 U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson, the British were defeated on January 8, 1815, 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was negotiated to end the war.

8. Considered greatest U.S. victory to that time
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
New orleans
Considered greatest U.S. victory to that time
Defeated British’s best without help from any country
Countries gained respect for the U.S. after this battle.
Kept Louisiana Purchase under the control of the U.S.

9. The Treaty of Ghent War of 1812 is considered a “stalemate”…Dec. 1814
Peace commissioners in Ghent devised the following terms of peace
A halt to the fighting
The return of all conquered territory to the prewar borders
Recognition of the prewar boundary between Canada and the United States
Treaty was ratified by the Senate

10. H A R T F O R D C O N V E N T I O N
Radical NE Federalists met to discuss their grievances & find solutions to their problems:
U.S. Govt. fighting an unnecessary war against the wrong enemy
Sought financial assistance from Washington since their trade was at a standstill because British had placed a blockade around the Atlantic coastline of US
New Englanders continued to trade with the British during the war
Talked of secession or a separate peace proposal with England

11. The War’s Legacy U.S. gained the respect of other nations
U.S. came to accept Canada as a neighbor and a part of the British Empire
The Federalist party came to an end as a national force
Talk of nullification and secession in New England set a precedent that would later be used by the South
Gained our neutrality and became isolated from Europe

12. The War’s Legacy
Native Americans in the West were forced to surrender large areas of land and move west.
More U.S. factories were built
War heroes such as Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison would eventually become Presidents.
Growth of American nationalism
Enter a time period in our history called the “Era of Good Feelings”