James Madison and the War of 1812

The War Hawks - consisted of several young members of congress - the leaders were Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and Felix Grundy - they felt the independence of the United States was at risk - the New England Federalists opposed the War Hawks - the federalists were concerned about business ties with Britain Henry Clay

Oliver H. Perry and The Battle of Lake Erie  Commodore Oliver H. Perry was put in charge of taking Lake Erie from the British  he sailed with his small fleet to meet the British in September 1813  Following his victory, he said “We have met the enemy and they are ours” Perry’s Victory

The Creek War and the Treaty of Fort Jackson  in 1813, the Creek indians attacked Fort Mims, killing close to 250 defenders, starting the Creek War  Andrew Jackson raised a militia of 2000 and, in 1813, attacked the Creeks victoriously  The Treaty of Fort Jackson ended the Creek War, forcing the Creeks to give up millions of acres of their land The siege of fort Mims

The White House?  in 1814, in an attack against Washington, D.C. by the British, the president was forced to leave  The British set fire to the White House and other government buildings  The first lady, Dolly Madison refused to leave until the famous portrait of the president was saved The burning White House

The Battle of New Orleans  the British attacked New Orleans to try to gain control of the Mississippi River  the British were caught on an open field and the British lost more than 2000 men and the Americans suffered only 70 casualties  this victory made Andrew Jackson a hero  this was the last major battle of the War of 1812 Andrew Jackson’s Victory

The Hartford Convention  before the battle of new orleans, a group of New England Federalists gathered secretly in Hartford, Connecticut  at the Hartford Convention, the federalists agreed to oppose the war and send delegates to meet with congress Hartford, Connecticut

The Treaty of Ghent  the Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives in Ghent, Belgium on December 24, 1814, which ended the War of 1812  each nation returned the territory it had conquered the signing of the Treaty of Ghent

The Rush-Bagot Agreement  an agreement between US secretary of state, Richard Rush and Charles Bagot, British minister to the US  this agreement limited the number of naval ships each country could have posted in a region Richard Rush

The Convention of 1818  signed by the U.S. and Britain, this document decided on the boundary between the U.S. and Canada The Convention of 1818 (left)

James Madison  Born in 1751, The fourth U.S. president, James Madison believed in a robust yet balanced federal government and is known as the "Father of the Constitution."

Resources i ndians attacking mims: henry clay: en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org perrys victory: a jackson: treaty of ghent signing: hartford: richard rush: en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org Other info: our social studies textbook