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Causes Of the War of 1812
• Impressment of American Sailors
• Indian raids in the North West
• America’s treatment of loyalist after the Revolutionary
War
• British retaining their forts in North America after the
Revolutionary War
• Desire for Canada
Causes
Impressment of U.S. Sailors
• Great Britain would kidnap our sailors
• Great Britain was involved in a war with
France and was desperate for sailors to man
their navy. As a result they took our sailors,
which made us mad.
• The main cause of the War of 1812
Impressment of U.S. Sailors
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Indian Raids in the North West
• Several Indian tribes were unified in a war
against the United States.
• The Indians would raid small country towns
and then retreat to the British forts where we
couldn’t kill them.
• Added to our resentment for the British
retaining their forts
Treatment of Loyalist
• The U.S. government refused to return seized loyalist property
• After the Revolutionary War the United States Government
wasn’t too keen on the idea of returning seized land to
traitors. So we didn’t and that made the British angry with us.
• The 1783 Treaty of Paris stipulated that we would return
loyalist property
• Made British angry
British Forts in the United States
• The 1783 Treaty of Paris stipulated that all British
holdings would be forfeited to the United States
Government.
– It wasn’t and the British held on to their forts.
• Indians launched attacks from the British Forts
• We wanted to control all of our land
Want of Canadian Land
• This was a minor cause of the War of 1812
• Some Americas wanted more room to expand
into. Mainly for farming and agriculture
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Early Foreign Policy
Washington
Adams
Avoid Alliances
XYZ Affair
Remain Neutral
Stay out of European Wars
Jay’s Treaty
Jefferson
Embargo Act
Attempts to avoid war
• Jay Treaty 1795- Washington sent Supreme Court
Justice John Jay to negotiate a truce and stop
Impressment
• Treaty of Greenville 1795- Set up boundaries
between the U.S. and Indian land. White settlers
ignored the boundaries set by the Treaty of
Greenville
• Monroe-Pinkney Treaty 1806- A treaty that tried to
stabilize relations between the U.S. and Great Britain
but was never ratified by Congress.
War Hawks
• American Politicians who wanted to go to war
• Henry Clay- Speaker of the House
• John C. Calhoun
• James Madison ran on a pro war campaign
Battles
• Not important for
the SOL, but just in
case look at the
map
Dolly Madison
• The British soldiers
burnt Washington D.C.
• Dolly Madison saved a
picture of George
Washington when the
White House was set on
fire.
Not a historically
accurate Picture
Francis Scott Key
• Was on board a British
ship during a
bombardment on Fort
McHenry
• Was inspired by the
American resolve and
wrote the words to the
Star Spangled Banner
Ft. McHenry
Battle of New Orleans
• Was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was
already signed in Belgium
• Propelled Andrew Jackson to the national
spotlight and allowed him to start his political
career
• Let him wave the “bloody shirt” in his
presidential elections
The Treaty of Ghent
• Signed December 24, 1814 in Belgium
• Officially ended the War of 1812
• The Battle of New Orleans was fought after
the treaty was already signed
• All land that was taken during the war was
returned to the original owner
Events during the War
• Failed Invasion of Canada
• White House is burned to the
ground
• Star Spangled Banner is written
• Battle of New Orleans fought
after war is technically over
Effects of the War of 1812
• Nationalism increased
• Proved our independence
– Second War for Independence
• Federalist Party was Destroyed
• North East manufacturing was able to grow
What were the results of the War of
1812
Vocabulary
Nationalism- A feeling of pride in
one’s country and the belief that
one’s country is superior to
others.
1. Nationalism
2. Proved strength of America
3. Forced Americans to manufacture their own
goods
4. Justified Neutrality
5. Andrew Jackson= War Hero
6. Federalist Party Weakened
The War of 1812 is one of the forgotten
wars of the United States. The war lasted
for over two years, and while it ended
much like it started; in stalemate; it was
in fact a war that once and for all
confirmed American Independence.
How did the War of 1812 confirm our
independence?
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