1. The War of 1812 Angered by Britain’s Interference in the Nation’s Affairs, the United States went to War!

2. Key Terms and Key People Key Terms Battle of the Thames Treaty of Ghent Key People Oliver Hazard Perry Francis Scott Key

3. What we seem to have here is….A failure to Communicate  While Britain tried to avoid war in the US, slow mail leads to the US declaring war on Great Britain  The war had 2 phases, one with little British Attention and the other when Britain joined the war  The US military had to begin strengthening their troops and numbers  The Navy had 16 ships and their army 7000 men

4. Perry Close to Home  The United States started their war at sea with quick victories with the “Constitution” and the “United States”  Oliver Hazard Perry took control of a Fleet in Lake Erie and set out to fight the British  After seeing his ship destroyed Commodore Perry took control of another ship to defeat the British

5. Blame Canada  General Harrison looked to Attack Britain in Detroit but they had fled to Canada  Harrison would follow Britain to Canada and defeat them in the Battle of the Thames  Britain Fighting on the Northwest was over

6. We’re Coming to America…TO FIGHT!!  After Defeating France, Britain comes to the US and burns the white house down before attacking Fort McHenry  Fort McHenry was held prompting Francis Scott Key to write the National Anthem  Britain then looked to cut off New England by taking Lake Champlain but failed

7. Snail Mail  Britain looked to Capture Fort New Orleans and sent 7500 troops to the Port  Andrew Jackson fought off the British killing 2000 men to the American's 71  Though the war had ended on December 24 th, 1814, after the Treaty of Ghent, Jackson’s Victory was seen as Heroic

8. So who won this thing??  Though the War had no clear winner the war:  American Nationalism was increased through Patriotism  It Weakened Native American resistance  It increased the US Manufacturing Industries  America Also Proved it could defeat the Top World Power and would most likely Begin to Prosper

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