WAR OF 1812 UNITED STATES VS. GREAT BRITAIN
• USS Constitution defeated British warship HMS Guerriere • U. S. used privateers to help fight against superior British Navy. • America wanted to take Canada from G. B. • British & Indian forces led by Tecumseh captured Fort Detroit in July 1812!
• U. S. captured and burned Canadian capital, York!! • Captain Oliver Hazard Perry was told to get control of Lake Erie! • Built his own fleet of warships!!! • Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813 • “We have met the enemy and they are ours!” • Big victory for United Statescontrolled Gr. Lakes Battle of Lake Erie-1814
• Gen. William Henry Harrison pursued British & Indian forces into Canada. • Battle of Thames October 1813 • American victory. Tecumseh was killed! • Secured Northwest territory for U. S. William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson • Creek Indians, led by Chief Red Eagle, destroyed Fort Mims-killed 250!! • Andrew Jackson led American forces against the Creek! • Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814 -Creek Indians were defeated! • Creek War came to an end!! • They gave up millions of acres of land!
• British attack Washington, D. C. in 1814. • President Madison had to run for his life! • Burned White House & Capital!!! • British then attacked Baltimore & Fort Mc. Henry-shelled fort for 25 hours! • It did not fall! Frances Scott Key witnessed this battle-wrote Star Spangled Banner!
• Battle of New Orleans. January 8, 1815 • British-5, 300 troops Americans- 4, 500 • Andrew Jackson was U. S. commander • 2, 000 British casualties 70 American • This battle occurred after the war was over!
• Hartford Convention called by Federalists! • Met to talk about secession & states rights • War ended before they could do anythingthey lost much of their power as a result! • Treaty of Ghent-ended the war of 1812 Ghent • Signed December 24, 1814 • Agreed to end the war & return all conquered territory. • Nothing was gained by either side!!!
2. C 45. F 5. A 48. T 8. B 51. F 10. A 42. 1. George Washington 13. B 2. John Adams 17. D 3. Thomas Jefferson 21. C 4. James Madison 23. D 5. James Monroe 27. A 30. B 19. B 34. C 43. F 36. C 15. C 39. C 32. A Page R 9 7. D Section 1 -Thomas Jefferson as President Section 2 - Louisiana Purchase/Lewis & Clark Section 3 - Events leading to War of 1812 Section 4 - War of 1812
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