Name: ____________________________ Period:_________ Date:___________________
The War of 1812
Guided Notes
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Began in ____________________
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What sparked tension between the Americans and the British?
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Americans fought ____________________ against British, ____________________, and
Native American forces
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The war ended as a ____________________ in 1815
The Beginning...
 America was a young nation who didn’t have a large or strong army
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Borders to the north and northwest were ____________________ and
____________________ to attack (mainly by the British)
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Tension between America and Britain
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Tension also between Americans and northern ____________________
____________________ tribes
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Tecumseh – “________________________________________”
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Organized a confederacy of Native Americans to stand up against Americans
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Battles begin
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Congress vote to declare war; President Madison signed the measure on June 18, 1812
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American fought ____________________, Canadian, and ____________________
____________________ forces
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Sea – American Navy battled the ____________________ Navy
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Land – American invasions into ____________________, all which failed
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1813-1814 – American forces fought better, but were unable to take Canada
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Americans continued to battle Tecumseh (with British forces) in the northwest
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Battle of the ____________________ - October 1813
o Tecumseh dies
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His death ended any hope of a confederacy among the Native American tribes of the
Northwest Territory
Battle of New Orleans
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___________________________________ - promoted to major general in the US Army
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Commanded troops in:
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British headed toward Louisiana in late 1814
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Jackson’s troops
o Mostly inexperienced volunteers
o Free blacks, Tennessee and Kentucky riflemen, and Louisiana militia
o Some pirates
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January 1815 – fought the British with rifle and ____________________ fire
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Americans only suffered a handful of deaths
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Jackson became a national _______________ and _______________ overnight
o This later helped him win the presidency
Back Up North...
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The British turned to Baltimore
o British bombs fell on ______________________________ for more than
__________ hours
o Failed – Baltimore remained in ____________________ hands
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Successful defense of the city lead to the writing of the
__________________________________________________
The Star Spangled Banner
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Written by ________________________________________
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Congress declares it as the National Anthem in _______________
The War’s End
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By the end of _______________, the war became a stalemate
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Peace Treaty signed
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o December 24, 1814
o Went into effect when ____________________ on February 16, 1815
o The war is officially over
o US agreed to drop all demands regarding British control and _______________
restrictions and withdraw forces from ____________________
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The war ended with almost ____________________ casualties and without any
exchange of territory
Results of the War
 America had defeated the British for a _______________ time
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Increased Nationalism
o Nationalism –
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Americans started to feel like a ___________________ country of Americans
o See themselves as part of a whole nation – not just a “Virginian” or “Kentuckian”
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Americans feel like the whole continent is theirs to ____________________