1. Topic: To what extent did the War of 1812 contribute to American Nationalism?

2. Fighting the War of 1812 Lack of troops, training, supplies
Americans divided on the War
Hartford Convention
Assault on Canada  Failed
Naval battles on Great Lakes
Washington DC attacked
Fort McHenry (Baltimore)
Defense of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Treaty of Ghent 1814
Armistice and stalemate
Causes of war ignored
“Not one inch of territory ceded or lost!”

3. American Nationalism Americans proud of their war performance
Fall of the Federalist Party
Popular war heroes
Democracy can survive
“American literature”
Cooper and Irving
Rebuilding the national capital
Westward expansion renewed
Beginnings of the “Market Revolution”

4. The Era of Good Feelings
Only Democratic-Republicans by 1816
One party rule
James Monroe President
Tariff of 1816 – protect US manufacturing
Henry Clay and the “American System”
Banks, tariffs, roads/canals
Rejected by dem-reps
Individual state projects
NY Canal; Cumberland Road (Maryland-Illinois)
Some tranquility, prosperity at first
Stronger Foreign Policy
Panic of 1819

5. Conclusion
To what extent did the War of 1812 inspire national unity in the United States in the short and long term? Explain in 4-5 sentences.