Transcript WAR OF 1812x

WAR OF 1812
• “The conduct of [the British] Government presents a
series of acts hostile to the United States as an
independent and neutral nation. . . . British cruisers
have been in the continued practice of violating the
American flag on the great highway of nations, and of
seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it. . . . We
behold, in fine, on the side of Great Britain a state of
war against the United States.”
—James Madison
• What is Madison’s complaint against Britain? What
does he say Britain has done?
• How do you think Madison wants Congress to
respond to this message?
WAR OF 1812
• In the early 1800s, the United States went to war
with Great Britain once again. The British had
seized American sailors from their ships on the
open seas. Many Americans believed the British
had encouraged Native Americans to resist
settlers in the Northwest Territory. The young
United States decided not to let these insults pass
without answer.
Essential Question:
• What was the impact of the War of 1812 on the
early history of the United States?
War of 1812 – Causes
• Tensions between America & Britain
• War between Britain & France affects America
through trade blockades (impacts American
trade) and impressment (kidnappingof American
sailors to work on British ships)
• America passes the Embargo Act (1807): stopped
all trade with France and Britain.
• Tecumseh allies Native Americans against
settlers, and they later ally with the British
• Andrew Jackson and the War Hawks push for war
– war declared June 8, 1812
Look at this political cartoon from the War of 1812.
•Who do you see in this picture?
•What is happening?
•What message do you think the author was trying to send to his
audience?
War of 1812 – Causes
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Background: Beginning in 1807, Thomas Jefferson’s administration began instituting a
series of laws known as the Embargo Acts that aimed to punish the British for the
impressments of American sailors and, later, to keep American merchants from trading
with Great Britain and France.
The worst Embargo Act went into effect December 22, 1807, and all ships in New York
harbor headed to any foreign port were forbidden from leaving. (Most snuck out before
the ban could be imposed.) The effect in New York was devastating. Just as the city was
growing into America’s most flourishing port, it was banned from trading with its
biggest partners. Those sailors whose ships couldn’t leave port began growing restless
and many wanted to rebel. All the people whose lives relied on shipping began feeling
the economic pinch immediately.
In political cartoons, a snapping turtle named O-grab-me (embargo spelled backwards)
quickly came to symbolize the government’s position. The people took to the streets of
New York demanding the city do something.
“You infernal villain. How much longer are you going to keep this…Embargo on to
starve us poor people…You must…afford us some kind of relief….I wish you could feel
as bad as I do.”
- John Lane Jones, letter to Thomas Jefferson, August 8th 1808
• Who do you see in this picture? What is happening?
• What message do you think the author was trying to send to his
audience?
What cause of the War of 1812 does
this political cartoon reflect?
War of 1812 - During
• After defeating France, Britain focused on the war
with America
• Battle of Baltimore- Francis Scott Key writes the Star
Spangled Banner
• British captured Washington, DC and burned the
White House & Capitol
• Battle of New Orleans
JIGSAW
• Read the information on your assigned topic. Write a 3- 5
sentence summary and answer the related questions on
google classroom.
• Be prepared to share your information with your partner(s).
Star Spangled Banner
Song
• Which line of the poem is most powerful or
holds the most significance? (round-robin= all
must answer)
• Would anyone like to explain his/her choice?
• What does the flag symbolize in the poem?
• What was the author’s intended purpose for
writing this poem?
• How does this poem impact America today?
What impact did Dolly Madison and her
actions have on America?
War of 1812 - After
• Treaty of Ghent (Dec. 1814) – ended war
• no territory changed hands
• Lasting effects:
– boosted patriotism – national anthem written
– contributed to growing regional differences
– disrupted trade but led to growth of American
manufacturing & economic growth
– broke through Native American power which
cleared the way for further expansion
War of 1812
Essential Question:
What was the impact of the
War of 1812 on the early
history of the United States?
HOMEWORK:
WESTWARD EXPANSION AND THE WAR OF 1812
POLITICAL CARTOON OR COMIC STRIP
• Option 1: Imagine that you are a political War Hawk OR an American
citizen in support of declaring war against the British in 1812. Design a
political cartoon that illustrates either your anger against the British OR
your frustration with the US government’s solutions to some of the
problems caused by British actions (as discussed in class). The cartoon
should express your call for action (war).
• Option 2: Draw a comic strip that illustrates the adventures, findings and
discoveries made by the Lewis and Clark or Zebulon Pike expeditions.
Include in your cartoon a beginning, middle, and an end. Include specific
expedition facts in your comic strip. Research if needed!
WRITTEN PORTION: Explain your political carton or comic strip in detail.
Answer the following questions on the back:
• The problem you selected for the cartoon.
• The message that you intended to convey.
• The audience
• Your design choices
Manifest Destiny
Essential Question:
How did the concept of Manifest Destiny impact
Westward Expansion?
Agenda
1. Review War of 1812
2. Share political cartoons/comic strips
3. Manifest Destiny
- Defined
- research
MANIFEST DESTINY
What do you think is happening in this photo?
What images do you see?
What does the central figure represent or symbolize? Explain.
MANIFEST DESTINY
• Examine both the quote and painting with your group.
• Work with your group to come up with a definition for the term
“Manifest Destiny”.
• Manifest Destiny: Belief that the United States has the right and
duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
• This expression was popular in the 1840s. Many people believed
that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea,"
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the
acquisition of territory; the belief the U.S. Was "destined" to
expand.
• belief in American cultural and racial superiority
• this attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American
removal and war with Mexico.
• Manifest destiny touched on issues of religion, money, race,
patriotism, and morality
This painting (circa 1872) by called American Progress, is a representation of the
modernization of the new west. Here Columbia, personification of the United States,
leads civilization westward with American settlers, stringing telegraph wire as she
sweeps west; she holds a school book. The different stages of economic activity of
the pioneers are highlighted and, especially, the changing forms of transportation.
Manifest Destiny
Quickwrite: Do you agree with the idea of Manifest
Destiny? Defend your response.
How did we accomplish our
“Manifest Destiny?”
Using the map, provide an explanation as to how each section of land on the
map was acquired (Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession, Texas Annexation,
Gadsden Purchase). Include in your explanation the following information:
• Who was President?
• How was the territory obtained? Provide a brief summary of the events
that led to America acquiring the territory.
• How was the territory used by the United States? How did it benefit and
impact the nation?
Manifest Destiny
Essential Question:
How did the concept of Manifest Destiny impact
Westward Expansion?