- consisted of several young members of congress
- the leaders were Henry Clay, John Calhoun, and Felix Grundy
- they felt the independence of the United
States was at risk
- the New England Federalists opposed the
War Hawks
- the federalists were concerned about business ties with Britain
Henry Clay

Commodore Oliver H. Perry was put in charge of taking Lake
Erie from the British
he sailed with his small fleet to meet the British in September
1813
Following his victory, he said
“We have met the enemy and they are ours”
Perry’s Victory

in 1813, the Creek indians attacked
Fort Mims, killing close to 250 defenders, starting the Creek War
Andrew Jackson raised a militia of
2000 and, in 1813, attacked the Creeks victoriously
The Treaty of Fort Jackson ended the
Creek War, forcing the Creeks to give up millions of acres of their land
The siege of fort Mims

in 1814, in an attack against Washington,
D.C. by the British, the president was forced to leave
The British set fire to the White House and other government buildings
The first lady, Dolly Madison refused to leave until the famous portrait of the president was saved
The burning White House

the British attacked New Orleans to try to gain control of the Mississippi River
the British were caught on an open field and the British lost more than 2000 men and the
Americans suffered only 70 casualties
this victory made Andrew Jackson a hero
this was the last major battle of the War of
1812
Andrew Jackson’s Victory

- before the battle of new orleans, a group of New
England Federalists gathered secretly in
Hartford, Connecticut
- at the Hartford Convention, the federalists agreed to oppose the war and send delegates to meet with congress
Hartford, Connecticut

- the Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives in Ghent,
Belgium on December 24, 1814, which ended the War of 1812
- each nation returned the territory it had conquered the signing of the Treaty of Ghent

- an agreement between US secretary of state, Richard
Rush and Charles Bagot,
British minister to the US
- this agreement limited the number of naval ships each country could have posted in a region
Richard Rush

- signed by the U.S. and Britain, this document decided on the boundary between the U.S. and Canada
The Convention of
1818 (left)

- Born in 1751, The fourth U.S. president, James
Madison believed in a robust yet balanced federal government and is known as the "Father of the
Constitution."

i ndians attacking mims: www.fggam.org
henry clay: en.wikipedia.org
perrys victory: www.ohiohistorycentral.org
a jackson: www.knowla.org
treaty of ghent signing: www.warof1812.net
hartford: www.city-data.com
richard rush: en.wikipedia.org
Other info: our social studies textbook