1. War of 1812 & aftermath

2. Fought against Britain in 1812-1814 Called Mr. Madison’s War
WAR OF 1812
Fought against Britain in
Called Mr. Madison’s War

3. By the Numbers
Number of soldiers in the British Army in 1812: 243,885
Number of soldiers in the United States Army in 1812: 7000
Approximate number of seaworthy battleships in the British navy in 1812: 500
Approximate number of seaworthy battleships in the American navy in 1812: 12

4. Part One: Issues with Native Americans
Battle of Thames (1813)
Fought in NW part of USA (Ohio River Valley)
William Henry Harrison came out Hero
In charge of USA forces in NW
Tecumseh killed
Indian Confederation dream perished

5. Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)
Fought in the south (today Alabama)
Andrew Jackson (hero) crushed the Creek Indians
Outcome:
Left the area east of the Miss. River safe for settlement
War Hawks will state the only way to get rid of Indians was to wipe out their base…Canada

6. Part Two: Rest of the War

7. AMERICA’S VIEW USA is sectionalized: North against war (Federalists)
South and West want war
Army bad and scattered
No real burning anger to fight
Strategy in Canada was poor
All we had to do was take out Montreal instead we focus on Detroit, Niagara and Lake Champlain

8. Tide is Turning!!!! 1813: Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Popular in Lake Erie Battle
Builds fleet of green-timbered ships (NAVY)
Able to capture and defeat some of the British fleet
Along with our victory at Battle of Thames USA morale increases

9. Bye Bye White House
Aug 1814
British reached Washington DC, burn down white house…cont. attack Baltimore
During attack Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” while watching the British bombardment on Baltimore

10. Treaty of Ghent, 1814 Dec. 1814 Armistice
Nothing gained: fighting just stopped
Fighting cont. until FEB.

11. Battle of New Orleans 1815
Fought after the peace treaty was signed Andrew Jackson made a hero The US was outnumbered greatly, but had only 71 deaths compared to 2036 British

12. Hartford Convention 1814 Goodbye Federalists
When the War of 1812 was over, the Democratic-Republicans were the heroes and the Federalists were pretty much done as a political party
Meeting of Federalists party leaders
talk of secession by northern states
Leaving the US and making a new country
The meeting showed Sectionalism:
division between north and south
Goodbye Federalists

13. Results of the War
Lack of trade increased US manufacturing Increase nationalism (Era of Good Feelings) US less dependent on Europe for goods Other Foreign Nations began to have respect for the USA

14. GOODBYE FEDERALISTS!!!