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Causes Of the War of 1812 Impressment of American Sailors
Indian raids in the North West America’s treatment of loyalist after the
Revolutionary War British retaining their forts in North America after the
Revolutionary War
Desire for Canada
Impressment of U.S. Sailors Great Britain would kidnap our sailors
The main cause of the War of 1812
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Impressment of U.S. Sailors
Indian Raids in the North West Several Indian tribes were unified in a war
against the United States. The Indians would raid small country towns
and then retreat to the British forts where we couldn’t kill them.
Added to our resentment for the British retaining their forts
Treatment of Loyalist The U.S. government refused to return
seized loyalist property
The 1783 Treaty of Paris stipulated that we would return loyalist property
Made British angry
British Forts in the United States The 1783 Treaty of Paris stipulated that all British
holdings would be forfeited to the United States Government. It wasn’t and the British held on to their forts.
Indians launched attacks from the British Forts
We wanted to control all of our land
Want of Canadian Land This was a minor cause of the War of 1812
Some Americas wanted more room to expand into. Mainly for farming and agriculture
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Attempts to avoid war Jay Treaty 1795- Washington sent Supreme
Court Justice John Jay to negotiate a truce and stop Impressment
Treaty of Greenville 1795- Set up boundaries between the U.S. and Indian land.
Monroe-Pinkney Treaty 1806- A treaty that tried to stabilize relations between the U.S. and Great Britain but was never ratified by Congress.
War Hawks American Politicians who wanted to go to war
Henry Clay- Speaker of the House
John C. Calhoun
James Madison ran on a pro war campaign
Battles Not important for the
A.P. exam, but just in case look at the map
Dolly Madison The British soldiers
burnt Washington D.C.
Dolly Madison saved a picture of George Washington when the White House was set on fire.
Not a historically accurate Picture
Francis Scott Key Was on board a British
ship during a bombardment on Fort McHenry
Was inspired by the American resolve and wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner
Ft. McHenry
Battle of New Orleans Was fought after the Treaty of Ghent was
already signed in Belgium Propelled Andrew Jackson to the national
spotlight and allowed him to start his political career
Let him wave the “bloody shirt” in his presidential elections
The Treaty of Ghent
Signed December 24, 1814 in Belgium
Officially ended the War of 1812 The Battle of New Orleans was fought after
the treaty was already signed All land that was taken during the war was
returned to the original owner
Effects of the War of 1812
Nationalism increased Proved our independence
Second War for Independence
Federalist Party was Destroyed
North East manufacturing was able to grow
The End
