1. DO NOW
What do you think were the goals of the US in fighting the War of 1812?
What do you think the goals of England were in fighting the War of 1812?

2. US Goals Acquire Canada Stop impressment Free trade on the open seas
↓ European influence in this hemisphere
Worldwide respect
↓ Native influence

3. English Goals Get back the colonies? At least a Native buffer country?
Favorable trade agreement?

4. US Military Strengths Weaknesses Home-field advantage
7 million population to Canada’s 600k
Nationalism
Napoleon
Weaknesses
Size of army
Small navy
New England dissention

5. British Military Strengths Weaknesses Size/ $$ Canadian base
Naval blockades
Natives
Weaknesses
Busy with Napoleon
Who cares?

6. Early Fighting US attempts to attack Canada So much for that plan!!!
“ON TO CANADA”!!!!!!
"The acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighbourhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching, and will give us experience for the attack of Halifax the next and the final expulsion of England from the American continent." – Thomas Jefferson
Crushed in Niagara Falls, Lake Champlain, and Detroit
Ft. Michilimackinac captured
So much for that plan!!!

7. Where does it seem like most of the battles are taking place? Why?
Great Lakes
Geography and natives

8. Washington D.C. 4,000 British troops arrive in Chesapeake
British attack and capture Washington D.C
Capitol, White House burned down
The hero of D.C.??
Dolly Madison!!
End of the war?
Wasn’t that important
Small city
Government evacuated and moved
Baltimore up next!!

9. Battle of Baltimore Attack on Ft. McHenry
Largest US flag ever made on top of fort
Merchant traders unite for defense
Francis Scott Key- Star Spangled Banner
Baltimore holds on

10. Star Spangled Banner
O! 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 through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through 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. Naval Battles Not much fighting on the Atlantic.. Why?
We couldn’t compete/ naval blockade
Great Lakes was main theatre
20-1 US outnumbered, but we hold our own
Small ships faster, better control
Naval Heroes
Decatur/ Macdonough/ Oliver Hazzard Perry

13. Battle of New Orleans Importance Control of Miss. River
Cut off supplies
Superhighway to the interior
Fighting- 4,700 US vs. 11,000 British
“General” Andrew Jackson
US KICKS ASS!!
2,000 British casualties, 71 US
1 ½ hour slaughter

14. Important and Un-Important
Importance
Andrew Jackson a national hero
↑ morale
Nationalistic feelings
Not Important
Happened 2 weeks after the treaty to end the war was signed
Jackson had volunteer ragtag army, they weren’t US regulars!

15. Treaty of Ghent John Quincy Adams/Henry Clay Brokered by Russia
Basically an armistice, not really a treaty
All conditions that existed before the war, were restored
WHO WON?
SECOND WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE??

16. Affect of War of 1812 ↑ nationalism End of the Federalist party
New US heroes
↑ American industry

17. Hartford Convention-1814-1815
New England states got together to talk of secession or separate peace with England
Federalist party
At least trade concessions
Failed, and pretty much ended the Federalist party!!!

19. Enterprise vs. Boxer

21. War of 1812 Webquest