1. President JAMES MADISON
The
War
of 1812
President JAMES MADISON

2. Homework Due Friday!!! READ Chapter 7 (www.michaeltuttle.weebly.com)
On a clean paper to be turned in with MLA Heading:
Answer the three reading checks
IN NOTEBOOKS!

3. Presidential Election of 1808

4. James Madison Becomes President

5. The Non-Intercourse Act (1809)
Replaced the Embargo Act. Forbade trade with Britain and France.
Remained U. S. policy until 1812.
Unexpected Consequences:
N. Eng. was forced to become self-sufficient again [old factories reopened].
Laid the groundwork for US industrial power.
Madison, like Jefferson, a critic of an industrial America, ironically contributed to Hamilton’s view of the US!!!

6. By 1811, Americans had a lot of bad feelings towards Britain. Why?
1.IMPRESSMENT- Britain was taking sailors, not just ships
2. Britain still occupied some forts in the Ohio Valley.
3. In the WEST-Britain was stirring up the Indians against Americans – supplying weapons (Tecumseh)
4. SOUTHERNERS were hurt by British Trade Restrictions.
“War Hawks” were people in Congress who really wanted to go to war … led by Henry Clay and John Calhoun.

7. “War Hawks”
John C. Calhoun [SC]
Henry Clay [KY]

8. . British Instigation of Indians
British General Brock Meets with Tecumseh

9. Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811
General William Henry Harrison  governor of the Indiana Territory.
Invited Native Indian chiefs to Ft. Wayne, IN to sign away 3 mil. acres of land to the US government.
Tecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homelands.
Tecumseh’s brother fought against Harrison and was defeated at Tippecanoe.
This made Harrison a national hero! [1840 election  “Tippecanoe & Tyler, too!”]

10. Presidential Election of 1812

11. “Mr. Madison’s War!”

12. American Problems The US was unprepared militarily:
Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s 800 ships.
Americans disliked a draft  preferred to enlist in the disorganized state militias.
Financially unprepared:
Flood of paper $.
Revenue from import tariffs declined.
Regional disagreements.

13. The US attacked… Canada and failed
The British attacked Washington DC and set fire to the Capitol and the White House!
Dolly Madison was able to save a portrait of George Washington

14. Overview of the War of 1812

15. U. S. Invasions of 1812

16. Battle of Fort McHenry, 1814
Oh Say Can You See By the Dawn’s Early Light… Francis Scott Key

17. Gave proof through the night, That our flag was still there..

18. Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814

19. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

20. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

21. RESULTS… There was no winner really…it was a tie.
No land changes hands…both sides kept what they had from before the war.
The US became a stronger nation
European nation treated the US with more respect b/c Americans proved that they would fight if they were threatened.
Nationalism! Americans felt pride in their country.
Economy grew stronger…war built up manufacturing b/c of the embargo…they had to make everything themselves!
The Federalist Party Was Finished! They looked unpatriotic for not supporting the war.

22. EXIT Ticket Why did American have bad feelings toward Britain in 1811?
How did the War of 1812 Affect the United States?