War of 1812

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Trouble with Britain• In the 1800s, conflicts between

America and Britain began to increase again.

• James Madison was president at the time and Britain was currently at war with France.

• Both President Madison and Thomas Jefferson wanted the United States to stay neutral or not take sides during that war.

• Americans were currently trading with both France and Britain, and they didn’t want this to stop.

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Trouble with Britain• Conflicts with Britain and America began to arise

though, and Britain made America their enemy.• Britain’s navy was very powerful at this time, but

lots of British sailors were working on American ships because it paid them better.

• British officers began to raid these American ships to look for their British sailors.

• Occasionally they would capture American sailors instead.

• They would make these American sailors serve in the British navy.

• The term for this is impressment.

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War Hawks• A group of men from

Congress decided they wanted to go to war against Britain in 1810.

• This group of people called themselves War Hawks.

• Hawks are aggressive birds, and the War Hawks were angry with what the British were doing to their sailors.

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Treaties• Remember, the United States had made

agreements that stated that they would stay off of the lands where the American Indians were living.

• The Americans were not keeping this promise, and American settlers were moving onto the land.

• In turn, Americans were currently in disagreements with American Indians because of this.

• Americans believed that the British who were living in Canada may have been providing these American Indians with weapons.

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War of 1812• On June 18, 1812, American was officially at

war with Britain. • The reasons for starting the war included:

1. Stop impressment of soldiers2. Keep Britain from helping American Indians who

were fighting against American settlers3. Drive the British out of Canada and hopefully

gain more land

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Burning of the White House

• In August of 1814, the British troops attacked Washington DC and burned down the White House, Capitol, and other important buildings.

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Francis Scott Key• During the War of 1812, a

lawyer named Francis Scott Key, was watching a battle between the British and Americans.

• During the battle, he noticed that the American flag was still flying high over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

• He was inspired by this and wrote a poem titled “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

• This poem was later put to music and became the nation’s national anthem. © Kara Lee

End of the War• The war lasted from 1812-1814. • In the end, neither the British nor the

Americans won the war, so they agreed to end it.

• The Treaty of Ghent was signed stating that neither side owned any new land.

• Things were returned to the way they were before the war.

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Pride in America• After the war, there was a sense of peace

and prosperity (economic success and security) in America.

• This Period was known as “The Era of Good Feelings”.

• Nationalism is when people are devoted to their country. The War of 1812 provided a sense of nationalism in America.

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