Transcript THE war of 1812 - Central Magnet School

Bell Work
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What are War Hawks?
This Day in History:
January 13, 1128- On this day in 1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to
the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of
God.
January 13, 1929- Nearly 50 years after the famous gunfight at the O.K.
Corral, Wyatt Earp dies quietly in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
January 13, 1942- On this day, representatives of nine German-occupied countries
meet in London to declare that all those found guilty of war crimes would be
punished after the war ended.
THE WAR OF 1812
Key events
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Early on the U.S. launched an attack in to Canada,
but they suffered several defeats early on.
Taking control of the Great Lakes would become
important and the U.S. would eventually succeed in
that under Oliver Hazard Perry.
The Americans won a key battle at the Thames
River, Tecumseh is killed ending the Indian alliance.
Fall of Washington D.C.
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In August of 1814 the British
defeated a larger American
force near the capital.
The British set fire to the
capital and the White House.
Following D.C. the Americans
were able to hold off the
British at Baltimore, during this
battle Francis Scott Key wrote
the Star Spangled Banner in
response to the bombing of
Fort McHenry.
War in the South
War erupted with Native Americans in the South, who were angry at
settlers pushing into their lands.
Creeks attacked Fort Mims in Alabama, killing about 250 defenders.
Andrew Jackson, leading 2,000 volunteers, defeated the Creeks at the
Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama in 1814.
The Treaty of Fort Jackson ended war in 1814 and forced the Creeks to
give up millions of acres of their land.
The Treaty of Ghent
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Ultimately an
armistice.
No side won or lost
territory.
No mention was made
of the things America
fought for.
The Battle of New Orleans
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The British hoped to
secure New Orleans to
gain control of the
Mississippi River.
Andrew Jackson went
with a hodgepodge of
militia to defend NO.
Jackson routed the
British killing over 2,000
and losing only 70.
Consequences of the War
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Feelings of patriotism among Americans.
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Power of many Native American groups broken.
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Lack of goods during blockade boosted American
manufacturing.
Homework
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Chapter 10 Assessment
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Page 290- 1, 3, 4
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Page 291-292, 1-10