Name: _______________________________
USVA History
Chapter 6.4 – The War of 1812
Main Idea – The War of 1812 against ________________________ confirmed American independence
and strengthened the sense of nationalism in the U.S.
The War Hawks Demand War with Great Britain
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Problems with Great Britain
o British were ___________________American ships and cargo headed for Europe
o _____________________________ – British were seizing American citizens and
forcing them into the British Navy
o British were encouraging Native Americans on the ______________________ to
rebel against the U.S.
o SIG – _____________________ = young congressmen from the South and West
like ____________________ (KY) and ________________________ (SC) called
for war with Great Britain
The War of 1812
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President _____________________________ (Dem.-Repub.)asked for declaration of war
from Congress in 1812
U.S. forces unprepared for war with Great Britain
o U.S. defeated in Canada, British navy blockaded the Atlantic coast, British
captured and burned Washington D.C.
o U.S. victory at Ft. McHenry in Baltimore
 Resulted in Francis Scott Key’s “________________________________”
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_____________________________________ (1814) – officially ended the war in a draw
o Nothing in treaty about impressment issue
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__________________________________ (1815) – largest battle of the war, fought after
treaty had been signed but before news of the treaty reached the U.S.
o U.S. General ____________________________________ defeated British forces
o Biggest U.S. victory of the war
o SIG – Jackson = popular war hero, sense of _______________ in U.S. developed
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_______________________ (1814) – Federalists (New England) in opposition to the war
o Complained about government regulation of the economy
o Called for a series of constitutional _____________________________
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o New England states talked of __________________________ from the Union if
demands were not met
o SIG – Led to the destruction of the _____________________________________
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Westward Expansion as a Result of the War of 1812
o U.S. made claims to the _______________________ territory
o U.S. settlers moved in larger numbers into __________________________,
which was later acquired from Spain