1. U.S. History - Chapter 2: The New Republic Section 4: War of 1812

2. Gearing Up For War  Embargo Act (1807): Stop trade with any country.  Nonintercourse Act (1809): Resumed trade with all countries except Britain and France.

3. Battling Native Americans  Tecumseh: Wanted to united Indian tribes against Americans.  Battle of Tippecanoe (IN) (1811): Indians were defeated by forces led by William Henry Harrison.

4. War Hawks Demand War  John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay push for war against British.  British are helping Indians and giving them ammunition.  President James Madison urged war in June 1812.

5. Invasion of Canada  U.S. invaded repeatedly in 1812 and 1813.  “We can take Canada without soldiers. We only have to officers…and the people…will rally around our standard.” – William Eustis, U.S. Secretary of War.  U.S. was unsuccessful each time.  Canadians attacked U.S. soldiers.

6. Defeating the Native Americans  Oliver Hazard Perry: U.S. Navy Commander.  Hero of Battle of Lake Erie (1813).  Helped take U.S. forces take Detroit in 1813.

7. Defeating the Native Americans  Andrew Jackson “Old Hickory”  Attacked Indians all over the South.  Especially successful in Florida.

8. British Invade  British invade America in early 1814 after defeating Napoleon.  Head for Washington, D.C.

9. British Invade  British burn most federal buildings in Washington in retaliation for U.S. invading Canada.  Thunderstorm saves city.

10. British Invade  Francis Scott Key: Wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” in 1814 while watching attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore.  Part of prisoner exchange negotiations.  Familiar with British strategy, not allowed to leave,

11. War’s Aftermath and Effects  Battle of New Orleans (1815): Fought after the war was over.  American victory-Andrew Jackson.  Treaty of Ghent (1814): Ended war.  Era of Good Feelings and end of the Federalist Party as a result.

12. Hartford Convention  December 1814 meeting in Hartford, Connecticut.  Federalists from New England discussed succession from United States.

13. Nation Continues to Grow  New states: Indiana (1816), Mississippi (1817), Illinois (1818), Alabama (1819).

14. Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)  Settled boundary dispute between U.S. and Spain.  United States gains control of Florida.