Take a few moments to finish The Lewis
and Clark WebQuest
& turn it in to front table
Then . . . begin Ch.10.3 p. 353 handout
Cause/effect of the War of 1812
Read 10.3 (p. 353) and unscramble
the following words below &
describe how they are related:
krawhwas
emtmisrnpse
geobmar
warhawks
impressment
embargo
Ch. 10.3 - Today’s Targets:
Analyze the causes & effects of the
War of 1812
Read, “Problems with France & England,” p. 353
• The British
captured any
ship bound for
France.
• The French
stopped all
ships bound
for Britain.
• Why was Jefferson unable to keep
the United States out of conflicts with
other nations?
Trade around the world put U.S. ships in
constant contact with foreign countries.
Jefferson’s
Response
Instead of declaring war, he asked Congress
to pass legislation that would stop all U.S.
foreign trade – Embargo Act, 1807
• Described his policy as “peaceable coercion”
Jefferson’s
Response
• How would Jefferson “force the British and
French to respect American shipping?
Embargo Act of 1807
• No more foreign trade – Epic Fail!!
• Effects:
1) American farmers lost key
markets for their products
2) Shippers lost income
3) Many chose to violate the
embargo by making false claims
about where they were going.
Interpret the newspaper cartoon
What is “OGRABME” spelled backwards?
The Path to War
War breaks out between France &
Britain. Britain angers U.S. by:
• Capturing all ships heading
toward France
• Kidnapping U.S. sailors to work
on British ships
• Helping Natives fight against
American frontier settlements
2. 1809
Treaty of Fort Wayne signed
w/natives
 Tecumseh declares treaty void
1. 1807
Embargo Act passed by Congress
• hurts American merchants &
economy more than hurts the
British
3. 1811
William Henry Harrison defeats
Shawnee at Tippecanoe
 Tecumseh welcomed in
British Canada
 increases American anger
Tecumseh and Native American Unity
Read “Tecumseh & Native
American Unity” p. 354
His response? Unite the
Natives to fight United States
expansion
What were the results at the Battle of
Tippecanoe in November, 1811?
His plan failed & the movement to unify the
tribes against the U.S. was crushed
“War Hawks”
John C. Calhoun [SC]
Henry Clay [KY]
June 18, 1812 Madison asked
Congress to declare war on
Britain
John C. Calhoun [SC]
Henry Clay [KY]
The United States’ has
two supporting reasons or
(causes) for the War of
1812?
1. Britain to respect U.S. sea rights
2. To end British support of Indian
resistance to westward movement.
Page 355
Overview
of the
War
of
1812
The War of 1812
U.S. Congress
declares war on
British, June 1812
• War hawks
• westerners
5.
Aug. 1814
• British burn
White House &
Capital
• Ft. McHenry
repels British
4. Sept. Oct. 1813
• U.S. naval victory
on Lake Erie
• U.S. victory at
Thames in Canada
• - secures NW
Jan. 1815: Andrew
Jackson defeats
British at N.O.
after Treaty of
Ghent ended the
war in Dec. 1814
6. Sept. 1814
• U.S. defeats
British at Lake
Champlain –
secures N.E.
Battle of lake Erie 1813
Oliver Hazard Perry – “Don’t Give Up The
Ship”
Perry’s Monument
Put-in-Bay Island in Lake Erie, Ohio
The British burn Washington D.C., 1814
the Capitol building
& the White House
Battle of Fort McHenry,
1814
Oh Say Can You See
By the Dawn’s Early Light…
-- Francis Scott Key
Treaty of Ghent
December 24, 1814
The Battle of New Orleans, 1815
Andrew Jackson
Legacy of the War of 1812 (effects)
1.
American patriotism
(pride in U.S.)
increases; Heroes
created
2.
War broke the
strength of Native
Americans
3.
Encourages the
growth of U.S.
manufacturing
Using the graph & information from 10.3, explain why the War
of 1812 was the “second war for independence” not
politically, but for economic independence:
• graph shows increasing
trade 1804 - 1807
• war between Britain & France
disrupted U.S. trade
• British impressed U.S. sailors
• Embargo Act, 1807 attempted to
end conflict but did more harm than
good as the graph shows
• many Americans demanded war to stop British interference &
restore economic liberty
As for Mr. Madison . . .
he won “his” war but learned an important lesson
that the United States cannot ignore world events!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSOE537LE4c