1. “We have met the enemy and they are ours”
The War of 1812
“We have met the enemy and they are ours”

2. War of
Madison asks Congress to declare war on June 18,1812
Close votes
79-49 in House
19-13 in Senate
Sectional differences over the war
North Against
South & West Favor
England had revoked Orders in Council but news arrived too late

3. Federalist & Northern Opposition
Federalist oppose “Mr. Madison’s War”
Delayed spending bills in Congress
Some in NE sold supplies to British
Madison reelected by a smaller margin in 1812

4. Election of 1812

5. Causes of the War Impressment Violations of U.S. neutrality
British accused of aiding Indians in the west
Desire to annex Canada & Florida
Wounded national pride

6. Victory & Defeat
Andrew Jackson’s victory over the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend breaks Native-American military power in the Southwest
Opens Mississippi & Alabama for settlement
British defeat Napoleon and send reinforcements to America
Capture and burn Washington D.C.

7. Fort McHenry
U.S. defeats British at Baltimore when they fail to capture Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key writes the poem The Star Spangled Banner about the defense of Ft. McHenry
set to music and became a patriotic hymn
National Anthem in 1931

8. The Original Star Spangled Banner

9. Ending the War Treaty of Ghent ends the war on Dec. 24, 1814
Negotiated by John Quincy Adams & Henry Clay
terms of Status Quo Antebellum

10. The Battle of New Orleans
Gen. Andrew Jackson smashes the British in the Battle of New Orleans (Jan. 1814)
War was already over
Largest battle of the war
Huge victory for the U.S
Jackson becomes America’s greatest hero

11. Down to One Party
Federalists hold the Hartford Convention to plan how to regain power
Proposes Constitutional amendments
Endorse nullification
Threatens secession
Present to public just as news from New Orleans convince Americans of victory
Feds appear traitorous
Destroys the party
Will disappear after 1816

12. Effects of the War Reaffirmed U.S. independence
Ends Indian power east of the Mississippi
New generation of leaders emerge
Dramatic rise in American nationalism
New Orleans caused Americans to believe we won the war

13. American Symbols from the War of 1812