1. Events & Songs-War of 1812

2. War of 1812 Begins
Britain did not want a war because of their war with France
War had 2 main phases
1812 – 1814: Britain concentrated on their war against France
After Britain defeated France in Apr they turned attention on America
U.S. military was not ready
for the war
Small
Poorly trained
Badly equipped

3. Phase One American Navy was small
Their warships were faster than any others
Most important victory took place on Lake Erie
British attacked American ships
Battle took place over a couple of days
Oliver Hazard Perry led American ships
Forced a surrender
Victory led to American control of Lake Erie & ended Britain as a threat in the Northwest

4. Took place after the war was officially over
Phase Two
After defeating Napoleon in April , Britain turns its attention
The British burned the Capitol building & President’s mansion
Attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore harbor
The British eventually realized the war was too costly and wanted it to end
Dec – British troops marched on New Orleans
On Jan. 8, 1815 – Gen. Andrew Jackson’s forces mowed down the British forces-Battle of New Orleans
Took place after the war was officially over
Victory made Jackson an American hero

5. Portrait saved by Dolley Madison
Ruins of the U.S. Capitol
Portrait saved by Dolley Madison
President’s Mansion burning

6. Bombardment of Fort McHenry The Burning of Washington, D.C.
Ruins of the U.S. Capitol
Portrait saved by Dolley Madison
President’s Mansion burning

7. THE TREATY OF GHENT
Ended the war between the U.S. & Britain in Ghent, Belgium
American negotiators included John Quincy Adams & Henry Clay
Signed December 24, 1814
Both sides were tired of the war
Neither side gained any territory

8. THE TREATY OF GHENT
None of the problems that caused the war were addressed
Americans saw the war as a victory because of they had beaten the British at New Orleans
Americans believed they had won a "second war of independence"

9. The Star Spangled Banner
- Francis Scott Key

10. Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: 'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Star-Spangled Banner
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion, A home and a country should leave us no more! Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

12. The Battle of New Orleans
- Jimmie Driftwood

13. Effects of the War Increased American patriotism
New heroes – Andrew Jackson, Oliver Perry, William Henry Harrison
Decreased strength of the Native Americans
Forced growth of American manufacturing
Made products that were previously imported
Proved military could defend America