Chapter 12, part 1 Introduction – War of 1812 – worst fought American war – Outcomes for America On to Canada over Land and Lakes – no military history on AP Exam important battles – turning points – beginning – end – offensive strategy poorly conceived 3 pronged attack water battles – Oliver Hazard Perry – Battle of Lake Erie – William Henry Harrison – Battle of the Thames – Thomas MacDonough - Plattsburg » Significance

Washington Burned and New Orleans Defended British land a Chesapeake Bay – Bladensburg – Washington, D.C. Baltimore – Fort McHenry – Francis Scott Key New Orleans – Andrew Jackson – Royal navy’s revenge

The Treaty of Ghent Tsar of Russia – Napoleon Ghent, Belgium – John Quincy Adams (son of John) – Henry Clay (Kentucky War Hawk) – British Demands – status quo ante bellum why we fought not addressed in treaty – Significance

Federalist Grievances and the Hartford Convention New England and Federalists prospered during the war – smuggling – aiding and abetting the enemy – some call for secession or at least a separate peace New England’s treachery – “Blue Light” Federalists – Hartford Convention discuss grievances includes states of – Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont demands disgrace “blazing a fateful trail”

The Second War for American Independence Small war Republic shows world it will fight to defend itself - gains respect War heroes – Andrew Jackson – William Henry Harrison Indians Manufacturing Canadian patriotism and nationalism Isolationism

Nascent of Nationalism heightened nationalism distinctively national literature – Washington Irving – James Fennimore Cooper – School books – magazines – painters – Hudson River School even touched finance – revived BUS – capital rebuilt – army expanded – navy defeats pirates of N. Africa Stephen Decatur – naval hero

“The American System” Tariff of 1816 Henry Clay – plan for profitable home market – 3 main parts: 1. A strong banking system 2. A protective tariff 3. A network of roads and canals – strong support in the west – knit the nation together economically – Madison’s veto Erie Canal Jeffersonian Republicans’ reaction New England’s reaction