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The End of the war of 1812. And the winner is…. The STATS. It started in June of 1812 and ended in February 1815. So …. it lasted 2 years and 8 months (32 months ) Casualties: British - 8,500 U.S. - 11,500. Peace Treaty. U.S. and Canadians were tired of fighting
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The End of the war of 1812 And the winner is….
The STATS • It started in June of 1812 and ended in February 1815. So…. it lasted 2 years and 8 months (32 months) • Casualties: British- 8,500 U.S. - 11,500
Peace Treaty • U.S. and Canadians were tired of fighting • Treaty of Ghent signed on Christmas Eve 1814 • Ratified in Feb. 1815 • It took weeks for the news to reach North America, so battles still took place • Today -the Peace Bridge between New York and Ontario (1927), symbol of peace between countries
THE RESULTS • No changes to country boundaries • Prisoners were exchanged • Captured slaves were returned to U.S. or paid for by Great Britain • Both returned captured land & ships
The First Nations • First Nations lost the most in the War of 1812 • Tecumseh’s Indian confederacy was defeated • End of their plans for an independent Indian state in the Midwest U.S • No land was returned to them
Building solidarity • Canada emerged from the war with a greater sense of solidarity and feelings of nationality • 10 American armies crossed into Canada, and all were driven out • Better understanding between the French and English speaking Canadians – the fought a common enemy
War still has significance today for Canadians, since they felt they prevented Americans from “annexing” Canada • The war is barely acknowledged in Great Britain today, since it was a “side war” to the greater war they were fighting with Napoleon in France • U.S. acknowledge it with a song “Battle of New Orleans”