1. The Road to War & The War of 1812
Chapter 7, 8th Grade, Glencoe

2. Barbary Coast States – North African Nations
Pirates Tripoli & Barbary States attacked European & American ships – ____________ _________________________________________________________________________
Capture the Philadelphia (U.S. ship); Stephen Decatur set the ship on fire to prevent __________________________________________________________________________
June 1805 – Tripoli agrees to not attack our ships, but U.S. has to pay __________________________________________________________________________
Barbary Pirates

3. American Neutrality is Violated
1803 – Britain & France went to war again
Both the British & French _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Limits on Trade
Embargo Act of 1807
Forbade Americans ______________________________________________________________________
It cut off supplies to France & Britain, but it also hurt the U.S.
Embargo Act failed because _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. couldn’t import sugar, tea, or molasses
Eventually U.S. agrees to trade with Britain & France again once they ______________________________________________________________________
Napoleon tricks U.S. and continues to capture U.S. ships; Some Americans call for war
1808 – ______________________________________________________________________

5. Conflicts with Native Americans
Ohio becomes a state in 1803, but settlers __________________________________________________________________________
Tecumseh & the Prophet thought Indians were __________________________________________________________________________
They called for the Indians to return to their old ways & resist white invaders; although they received support from the British
Tecumseh organized a _________________________________________________________________________
1811 – General Harrison, governor of Indian Territory, leads attack on Prophetstown on the __________________________________________________________________________
No clear winner, but white celebrate; Tecumseh flees to British-held Canada
Tecumseh &
the Prophet

6. Reasons War Hawks Wanted War
War Hawks = members of Congress from the South & West who called for war with Britain
Reasons War Hawks Wanted War
To ________________________________________________________
To stop British ____________________________________________
To demonstrate ______________________________________________________
To take _____________________________________________________________________
To end ________________________________________________________________
War Hawks thought war would bring peace & safety to the Frontier and dreamed of more land
Those opposed to war don’t want extra taxes & are concerned about British attacking U.S. ports

7. U.S. declares war _____________________________________
War of 1812
U.S. declares war _____________________________________
Britain still at war _____________________________________
Pres. Jefferson reduced spending on _________________________________________________________________________
Few regular troops = relied on volunteers
British blockaded American ports to __________________________________________________________________________
U.S. navy too small _____________________________________

8. Native Americans ___________________________________
Battles
Andrew Jackson
American General William Hull was ______________________________________________________________________
American Captain Oliver Hazard Perry was successful at __________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Jackson able to win the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) against the Creeks
Native Americans ___________________________________

9. British win battle in Maryland & then march on Washington, D.C.
Final Battles
1814- Britain defeats France & send ________________________________________________________________
British win battle in Maryland & then march on Washington, D.C.
British _____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________ able gather important paper of pres. & portrait of George Washington from White House
Battle of Fort McHenry – inspired American Francis Scott Key ________________________________________________________________________
Battle of New Orleans – British attack Jan. 8, __________________________________________________________________________
Could have been avoided because _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Treaty of _____________________________________
Results of the War of 1812
Treaty of _____________________________________
Pre-war ____________________________________
USA gained _____________________________________________________________________
The US showed _____________________________________
Andrew Jackson __________________________________________________________________________

11. Questions
Write Three “Deep” Questions and answer them
(questions that cannot be answered “yes,” “no,” or with a simple date or fact) 1. 2. 3.