Transcript Chapter 4 Section 3

After two terms,
Jefferson is succeeded
by James Madison
 Madison was two-term
President 1808-1816
 Known as the “Father
of the Constitution,
Madison also is known
for his leadership
during the War of 1812

4th President 1808-1816
Causes: British
“impressment” (seizing
Americans at sea and
drafting them into their
navy) upset Americans
 The War: 1814 – British sack
D.C. Burn White house
 Andrew Jackson leads
great victory in New
Orleans
 Treaty of Ghent signed,
Christmas Eve, 1814

British Impressment of U.S.
seamen upset Americans
June 19th, 1812 President Madison declares
war on Britain
 They fought the northern Border of the
United States and upper Ontario and
lower Quebec Canada
 The war was both on land and sea
 Many African Americans fought against
the United States because Britain promised
freedom and land in Canada

John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
 Wanted
more land for American
Expansion
 Wanted to expand into British
Canada and Spanish Florida
 Henry “Henry of the West” Clay from
Kentucky
 John C. Calhoun from S. Carolina
Why did Americans in the
West and South favor war
with Britain?
Trouble with the Frontier
 Shawnee Tecumseh and his brother
Tenskwatawa envisioned confederation
to prevent westward expansion in the
Ohio River Valley
 Large number of braves gathered at
Tippecanoe
 General William Henry Harrison met the
Native Americans defeating them and
destroying their community.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8fZRMoPlHo
 British
march on Washington D.C.
unopposed
 Burned down the White House
 Americans Will successfully defend
Baltimore and Fort McHenry
 Francis Scott Key writes the Star
Spangled Banner.
Results of the war
included:
 End of the
Federalist Party
(opposed war)
 Encouraged
industries in U.S.
 Confirmed status of
U.S. as a strong,
free, and
independent
nation
Despite the burning of the President’s
mansion, the U.S. emerged strong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=M-bC2TWTGyQ
Section of
United States
West
South
North
Position on
War
Reason for
War Position