Defeats and Victories -Warhawks thought the war would be an easy win -U.S. was not prepared -General Hull led an attack on Canada from Detroit and was defeated back in Detroit -Multiple attempts to invade Canada failed -Opponents of the war called it “Mr. Madison’s War”

U.S. Naval Strength -Commander Oliver Hazard Perry commanded Lake Erie navy -Flagship was the USS Niagara -Used green wood to construct the ships -Defeated British forces in a large naval battle on Lake Erie -British were forced to retreat to Canada

Defeat of the Creeks -Andrew Jackson defeated a significant amount of Creek Indians -Gave the U.S. most of their land -Big victory for Jackson

Attack on the Capital -Britain fought war with France and U.S. -Why would that be complicated for GB? -British attack Washington D.C. -Burn the White House down -Dolly Madison (President Madison’s wife) saved GW’s portrait

Creation of the National Anthem -Occurred at Fort McHenry (in Baltimore) -British spent all night bombing the fort -Americans shot back determined to prevent British from landing -Americans succeeded and lasted the entire night -Francis Scott Key wrote down the events of the night as a poem, and in 1931 became our national anthem

Turning Point at Plattsburgh -British tried capturing Plattsburgh, a key city on Lake Champlain -Brought over 10,000 troops -American naval forces defeated the British and forced them North -Convinced British that a war with the United States would be too expensive

End of the War -British and American delegates meet in Ghent, Belgium -Treaty of Ghent did not address impressment or give U.S. Canada, but it did end conflict

A Final Great Battle -After the treaty was signed, British marched on New Orleans -Word had not made it to North America that the war was over -Andrew Jackson put New Orleans under marshal law -Jackson’s men dominated the British at the Battle of New Orleans -Huge moral victory for America -Andrew Jackson becomes a national hero

Issues with the war -Federalists opposed the war -Hartford Convention: Occurred in New England where a few delegates failed to get New England to secede. -Federalists were deemed unpatriotic and disappear as a political party -War Hawks became leaders of the Republican Party -Republicans adopt the belief in a strong national government -How does this differ from their original beliefs? -New sense of national pride and gained world respect!

You Are A Federalist (Honors) Write a paragraph from the point of view of a Federalist who opposed the war. Indicate whether or not the Federalist believed the war was good idea before, during, and after the war using evidence from the notes. If the events of the war changed your Federalist’s opinion, explain why.

You are a War Hawk (general) Write a paragraph from the point of view of a War Hawk who supported the war. Indicate whether or not the War Hawk believed the war was good idea before, during, and after the war using evidence from the notes. If the events of the war changed your War Hawk’s opinion, explain why.