Chapter 11 Section 4
North Carolina in the American Experience
McDougall Littell
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Identify the reasons why Americans called for war
with Britain.
Describe the problems facing the United States as a
result of the war in Europe and the western frontier.
Examine the reasoning of the War Hawks and
important events in 1814.
Describe the battle of New Orleans
Analyze the effects of the War of 1812.
Many British
believed _________
Many British people thought the U.S. and Britain might
reunite under the British Empire.
What terms of the
Treaty of Paris did
Americans fail to
honor?
Americans did not return property taken from Loyalists.
What terms of the
Treaty of Paris did
the British fail to
honor?
British did not give up their forts west of the
Appalachians.
British continued to trade with Native Americans.
What was the result
Settlers resented the British
Summarize
Cause
1789 French has a Revolution
1805 Britain establishes a blockade
restricting trade btwn America and
France
Britain uses impressment of
American sailors to interrupt trade
and gain workers for British ships.
Predict what will happen.
Effect
France and Britain are foes from
1793-1814
French establishes blockade restricting
trade between America and Britain.
Americans want war with Britain
Embargo Act of 1807
Effects of the Embargo Act
Result
Make a connection
Jefferson stops all foreign trade. American ships are
forbidden to sail to foreign ports and British goods are
banned in U.S.
1. Hurt Americans more than British or French
2. Farmers from the south and west had fewer
people to purchase goods.
3. Ship owners lost money.
1. Many ship owners ignored the Embargo
2. Congress repealed the Embargo Act.
3. American anger grows toward British
Why was Tecumseh
important to history?
Native American belief
about land
Battle of Tippecanoe
War Hawks
Andrew Jackson
Tecumseh wanted to unite the Native Americans
against the settlers.
Tecumseh felt that agreements btwn settlers and Nat
Am were useless as land was for everyone’s use and
could not be bought or sold.
Tecumseh defeated by William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh flees to Canada
Westerners who wanted
1. war with Britain
2. to stop British help to Native Americans
Believed war was necessary for the protection of sailors
and to open up trade
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June 18, 1812
Congress declares war against Britain
British fighting against
Napoleon
British not involved in war in America
1814
British beat French
August British capture Washington DC
Madison flees the White House just prior to capture
Dolley saves historical documents and husband’s papers
Battle of For McHenry
American’s win
Star Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key
Know
Learned
Battle of Lake Champlain
Summarize
British defeated by American fleet
Andrew Jackson’s role
General who took troops to New Orleans in
December 1814 to fight the British.
What happened?
January 8, 1815 – Jackson’s men routed the British.
Jackson becomes a hero
Irony of the situation
War of 1812 ended December 24, 1814 with the
signing of the Treaty of Ghent.
Consequences of the War
Who won?
No clear winner
No territory was exchanged
Effects of the war
British no longer stopped American ships
Inspired patriotism/national pride
Highlighted regional differences
Americans became more self-sufficient encouraged
the growth of manufacturing
Power of Native Americans broken=westward
expansion
Regions
New England – opposed the war
West/South – resented British interference
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Identify the reasons why Americans called for war
with Britain.
Describe the problems facing the United States as a
result of the war in Europe and the western frontier.
Examine the reasoning of the War Hawks and
important events in 1814.
Describe the battle of New Orleans
Analyze the effects of the War of 1812.