Impressment
Between 1808-1811
Britain impressed over
5,000 American sailors.
Native American
Attacks
The British were supplying
the Native Americans on
the frontier with guns to
lead attacks on American
settlers
British
General
Brock
Meets
with
Tecumseh
Presidential Election of 1808
James Madison Becomes
President in 1809
Dolly Madison: The
President’s Greatest Asset
Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811
Q
General William Henry
Harrison  governor of
the Indiana Territory.
Q
Tecumseh organized a
confederacy of Indian tribes
to fight for their homelands.
Q
Tecumseh’s brother fought
against Harrison and was
defeated at Tippecanoe.
Q
This made Harrison a
national hero!
“War Hawks”
John C. Calhoun [SC]
Henry Clay [KY]
Presidential Election of 1812
“Mr. Madison’s War!”
American Problems
Q The US was unprepared militarily:
 Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s
800 ships.
 Most troops came from state militias
and not a proper army
Q Financially unprepared:
 Flood of paper $.
 Revenue from import tariffs declined.
Q Regional disagreements between New
England and other areas of the country
Map
of the
War
of
1812
3 U. S. Invasions of 1812
Campaigns of 1813
Battle of Fort McHenry,
1814
Oh Say Can You See
By the Dawn’s Early Light…
-- Francis Scott Key
Hartford Convention
Q The New England states met in
Hartford, Connecticut in December
1814
Q Because trade was cut off during the
war, New Englanders’ way of life of
shipping & trading was threatened
Q The states discussed if they should
SECEDE from the United States
Q SECEDE means to “break away”
and start your own country
Treaty of Ghent
December 24, 1814
This treaty ends the War of 1812
The Battle of New Orleans,
January 8, 1815
Because of slow communication across the
ocean, this battle takes place AFTER the
Treaty of Ghent is signed that ends the war.
The Battle of New Orleans, 1815