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The War of 1812

The War of 1812. Macon’s Bill No. 2. If Britain or France agreed to respect U.S. neutrality, the U.S. would halt trade with the other. Napoleon said he agreed, Madison embargoed British trade Napoleon reneged. Causes. Free Seas/Trade Why so important? Why Britain and not France?

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The War of 1812

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  1. The War of 1812

  2. Macon’s Bill No. 2 • If Britain or France agreed to respect U.S. neutrality, the U.S. would halt trade with the other. • Napoleon said he agreed, Madison embargoed British trade • Napoleon reneged

  3. Causes • Free Seas/Trade • Why so important? • Why Britain and not France? • Popular Opinion • Impressment • Frontier • British Canada • Spanish Florida

  4. Causes, cont’d • Native American Rebellion • Tecumseh attempts unity among tribes east of Mississippi • “The way, and the only way, to check and to stop this evil, is for all the Redmen to unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first and should be yet; for it was never divided, but belongs to all for the use of each. That no part has a right to sell, even to each other, much less to strangers-those who want all and will not do with less.” • "Let the white race perish. They seize your land; they corrupt your women, they trample on the ashes of your dead! Back whence they came, upon a trail of blood, they must be driven." • Gen. W.H. Harrison burns Shawnee headquarters • Americans blame British

  5. Causes, cont’d • War Hawks • Young D-Republicans from frontier states • Henry Clay (KY), John Calhoun (SC) • Argued that war was the only way to: • Defend American honor • Annex Canada • Destroy Native American Resistance on frontier

  6. Divided Nation • South and West + PA and VT vote for • New England +NY and NJ vote against • Britain agrees to suspend blockade, but war is declared before news carries • Madison wins election over anti-war Clinton

  7. Opposition to War • “Mr. Madison’s War” • New England Merchants • Profiting off the European war, didn’t care about impressment • Federalists • Party loyalty • Republican scheme to conquer Canada and Florida • “Quids” • Violated commitment to limited government and peace

  8. A Losing Victory • Hope for victory rests with Napoleon and Canadian invasion • Canadian Invasion fails • Only angers British • Naval success • Good ships • Free African Americans • Lake Erie and Lake Champlain forced British to abandon plan to invade NY and New England

  9. Chesapeake Campaign • Napoleon Defeated in 1814 • British march to Washington DC and burn the White House, Capitol and other buildings • Fail to take Baltimore • Star-Spangled Banner

  10. Southern Campaign • More success • Andrew Jackson • Destroys Creeks • 800 of 1000 w/ few casulaties, thanks to Cherokees • Buys up Creek land after war • Battle of New Orleans stops British effort to control Mississippi

  11. Treaty of Ghent • British tired of war • Terms: • No more fighting • Return conquered territory • Prewar borders recognized • Stalemate

  12. Hartford Convention • Another secession attempt by New England • Opposition to war and Republicans • No secession, but required a 2/3 majority in the Senate to declare war • Word gets to DC about New Orleans and Treaty • Federalists labeled unpatriotic

  13. Consequences • Survived 2 wars with Britain • Accepted Canada as a neighbor • Federalists disappear • Secession rears head again • Native Americans forced to surrender much land • More U.S. factories • Jackson and Harrison gain fame • Nationalism, Manifest Destiny

  14. Essay Prompt • Analyze, with respect to his domestic and foreign policies, the statement by President Jefferson, “We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists”

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