War of 1812 power point

War of 1812; England wants us back! Causes and effects of the War of 1812.

1. England Wants Us Back!

4. 1. Napoleonic Wars
Q1806 Berlin Decrees [“Continental
System”]
Q1806 Britain issued the “Orders in
Council.”
Q1807 Milan Decrees
Q1808-1811 Britain impressed over
6,000 American
sailors.

5. 2. Chesapeake-Leopard “Affair”
QJune 21, 1807.
QBr. Captain fired on
the USS Chesapeake.
Q3 dead, 18 wounded.
QBr. Foreign Office
said it was a mistake.
QJefferson’s Response:
Forbade Br. ships to dock in American
ports.
Ordered state governors to call up as
much as 100,000 militiamen.

6. 3. The Embargo Act (1807)
The “OGRABME” Turtle

7. Presidential Election of 1808

8. James Madison Becomes President

9. Dolly Madison: The President’s Greatest
Asset

10. 4. The Non-Intercourse Act (1809)
QReplaced the Embargo Act.
QRemained U. S. policy until 1812.
QUnexpected Consequences:
N. Eng. was forced to become self-
sufficient again [old factories
reopened].
Laid the groundwork for US industrial
power.
Jefferson, a critic of an industrial
America, ironically contributed to
Hamilton’s view of the US!!!

11. 5. Br. Instigation of Indians
British General Brock Meets with Tecumseh

12. QGeneral William Henry
Harrison governor of
the Indiana Territory.
QInvited Native Indian
chiefs to Ft. Wayne, IN
to sign away 3 mil. acres
of land to the US
government.
QTecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian
tribes to fight for their homelands.
QTecumseh’s brother fought against Harrison
and was defeated at Tippecanoe.
QThis made Harrison a national hero!
[1840 election Tippecanoe & Tyler, too!]
Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811

13. “War Hawks”
Henry Clay [KY]
John C. Calhoun [SC]

14. Presidential Election of 1812

15. “Mr. Madison’s War!”

16. American Problems
QThe US was unprepared militarily:
Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s
800 ships.
Americans disliked a draft 
preferred to enlist in the
disorganized state militias.
QFinancially unprepared:
Flood of paper $.
Revenue from import tariffs
declined.
QRegional disagreements.

17. Overview
of the
War
of
1812

18. 3 U. S. Invasions of 1812

19. Campaigns of 1813

20. Battle of Fort McHenry,
1814
Oh Say Can You See
By the Dawn’s Early Light…
--Francis Scott Key

21. Gave proof through the night,
That our flag was still there..

22. Attack on Ft. Oswego, 1814

23. Hartford Convention
December, 1814 –January, 1815

24. Treaty of Ghent
December 24, 1814

25. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

26. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

27. Jackson’s Florida Campaigns