Bell Ringer! Have you or someone you know even been in a situation where you felt you had to ‘get...
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- Bell Ringer! Have you or someone you know even been in a
situation where you felt you had to get involved? What happened?
What made it hard to stay out? Why was it difficult for Americans
to maintain neutrality with Britain? American merchants want to
trade! Ships being attacked and sailors being kidnapped
(impressment) British aiding Native American attacks against
settlers on frontier
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- Embargo = no goods in or out How did the American public
respond? What does the cartoon tell us?
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- What do you know about the Star Spangled Banner?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvY MRs
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- What do the terms Hawks and Doves refer to when we are
discussing war? Dove peace Hawk war War hawks were stirred by a
strong sense of nationalism (patriotism) and wanted a declaration
of war against Britain
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- Why did America want to go to war with England? I. Causes
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- A. British interference with American shipping
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- B. British impressment of American sailors
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- C. British aiding Native American violence on the frontier
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- British interference in Americas neighbor to the North:
CANADA
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- John Clopton, Virginia 1812 "The outrages in impressing
American seamen exceed all manner of description. Indeed, the whole
system of aggression now is such that the real question between
Great Britain and the United States has ceased to be a question
merely relating to certain rights of commerce... it is now clearly,
positively, and directly a question of independence, that is to
say, whether the United States are really an independent
nation."
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- II. US was largely unprepared for war - old or inexperienced
officers - a small army and navy (thanks a lot Jefferson!)
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- A.USS Constitution Old Ironsides forces a British surrender on
the sea III. THE FIGHT!
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- B. Americans invade Canada burn the Parliament building C.
Harrison wins the Battle of the Thames (Tecumseh is killed)
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- D. Oliver Hazard Perry wins the Battle of Lake Erie, preventing
a British invasion
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- E. Britain invades the Chesapeake Bay
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- 1. They storm Washington D.C.
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- They burn most of the city
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- ~ Dolley Madison saves a famous portrait of George
Washington
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- G. Next they move to attack Baltimore a. Ft. McHenry must be
defeated first
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- b. all night long they bombard the fort, but cannot defeat it
(Baltimore is saved!)
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- Francis Scott Key writes The Star Spangled Banner after
witnessing the victory
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- Today this song is our National Anthem!
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- H. British planned to attack New Orleans
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- ANDREW JACKSON IS READY!
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- a. Jacksons force was made up of frontiersman, Choctaw Indians,
African-Americans and many citizens from New Orleans!
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- b. from behind earthen walls they dig in cannon and riflemen
devastate the British army
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- ~ killed or wounded : Britain 2,000 Americans 71
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- Victory makes Andrew Jackson a national hero
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- III. 1814 ~ Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812
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- American manufacturing grew during blockade, leading to the US
Industrial Revolution
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- Increases American patriotism!
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- Star Spangled Banner, a history
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZe8CPG A1E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZe8CPG A1E