The War of 18128th Grade US History

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Major Battles of the War of 1812

Unit Objectives

Causes of the War of 1812

President Madison’s War Message

The Three Theaters of Operation

How Did You Feel?

“And the Rockets Red Glare”

The Star Spangled Banner

Weapons Used in the War of 1812Tecumseh

Andrew Jackson

The Battle of New Orleans

Dolley Madison

Review Questions

President James Madison

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Unit Objectives

Learn about the causes of the war Learn about the key battles Understand the importance of the

flag and the star spangled banner Learn about the key figures in the

war After learning about the war,

predict the results of the war.

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Causes of the War

American Expansionism

Violation of American

Rights

American Economic

Motivations

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President James Madison

Madison faced numerous problems throughout the war A divided Cabinet Incompetent generals Militia who refused to fight outside their states Lack of support Threat of Secession of New England

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President Madison’s War Message

“British cruisers have been in the continued practice of violating the American flag on the great highway of nations, and of seizing and carrying off persons sailing under it, not in the exercise of a belligerent right founded on the law of nations against an enemy, but of a municipal prerogative over British subjects....Under pretended blockades, without the presence of an adequate force and sometimes without the practicability of applying one, our commerce has been plundered in every sea, the great staples of our country have been cut off from their legitimate markets, and a destructive blow aimed at our agricultural and maritime interests....

In reviewing the conduct of Great Britain toward the United States our attention is necessarily drawn to the warfare just renewed by the savages on one of our extensive frontiers--a warfare which is known to spare neither age nor sex and to be distinguished by features peculiarly shocking to humanity.”

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The Three Theaters of Operation

The Southern StatesThe Southern StatesThe Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic OceanThe Great Lakes

And the CanadianFrontier

The Great LakesAnd the Canadian

Frontier

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Major Battles in the War of 1812US

Declares war

Battle of Lake Erie

Hull Invades Canada

Creeks Attacked

by Jackson

Essex Defeats

Alert

Battle of Thames

Constitution Defeats Guerriere

Battle of Cryslers

Farm

Battle of Queenston

Ft Niagara Captured

USS United

States vs. HMS

Macedonia

USS Constitution defeats

three vessels

Battle of Raisin River

Battle of Horseshoe

bend

Hornet vs. Peacock

USS Wasp Captures ten ships

York Captured

The Battle of

Chippewa

Fort Meigs withstands

Siege

Battle of Lundy’s

Lane

Sacketts Harbor

attacked

Washington Burned

Fort George

Captured

Battle of Lake

Champlain

USS Chesapeake vs. HMS Shannon

Battle of Baltimore

USS President defeats British vessels

Wasp vs. Bacchus

Fort Stephenson defeated

Creeks attack Fort

Mims

USS Enterprise vs. HMS Boxer

Treaty of Ghent

Battle of New

Orleans

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How Did You Feel?

On September 11, 2001, terrorists targeted our country destroying important buildings and killing many.

What feelings do you have when you see these images and video?

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“And the Rockets Red Glare”

The Flag survived the British bombardment of Fort McHenry.

Francis Scott Key was aboard a British ship during the fight.

In the morning Key could easily see the flag still flying and wrote his feelings.

Tune of an old English drinking song.

The song became the national anthem on March 3, 1931.

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The Star Spangled Banner

Sewn by Mary Pickersgill 30 by 42 feet long Each star is about 2 feet in

diameter Each stripe is 24 inches

wide Mary was paid $405.90 It began its display at Fort

McHenry in 1813 British bomb ships hurled

high trajectory bomb shells at the fort on September 14, 1814.

The flag is now displayed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC

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Weapons used in the War of 1812

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Tecumseh

Tecumseh sided with the British.

Thought of as a prophet

Leader of Shawnee Indians

Killed in the Battle of the Thames

Honored in Canada as a war hero and commander

Tecumseh's Teachings

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Andrew Jackson

His nickname is Old Hickory

Commanded in the Campaign against the Creek Indians

He led his 4,000 militia to victory in the Battle of New Orleans against the British and their 12,000 troops in 1815

He became a war hero, which helped him later to be elected president

His victory in New Orleans led the Americans to believe they had won the war

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The Battle of New Orleans

Took place after the war was officially over

The British sent between 11,000 and 14,500 troops

The Americans had between 3,500 and 5,000 soldiers

The British had over 2,000 causalities

The Americans, led by Andrew Jackson, lost only 71 men

On January 8, 1815, the British retreated

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Dolley Madison

One of the best known first ladies in American History Her real name is Dorthea She was widowed by her first husband in 1790 She married James Madison in 1794. He was 17 years

older than she. They never had any children together. When the White House was burned in 1814, she

rescued an important portrait of George Washington.

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Review Questions

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

What are three causes of the war?

What was the name of the Indian Prophet?

What Battle took place after the war had been ended by the Treaty of Ghent?

Who saved a portrait of George Washington from being burned in the White House?

Francis Scott Key

American Expansionism, Violation of American Rights, American Economic Motivations.

Tecumseh

The Battle of New Orleans

Dolley Madison

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References

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Battle of New Orleans. Wilkipedia the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 31, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_new_orleans

Dolley Madison. Wilkipedia the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 31, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolley_Madison

Star-Spangled banner. Retrieved May 31, 2007 from http://www.150.si.edu/chap3/flag.htm

Star-spangled banner and the war of 1812. Encyclopedia Smithsonian. Retrieved May 31, 2007 from http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/starflag.htm

Tecumseh. Wilkipedia the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 31, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh

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War of 1812. Wilkipedia the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 31, 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

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