Causes (1)
What are 3 causes of the War of 1812?
-British attempts to restrict U.S trade
-Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen
-America's desire to expand its territory
Madison replaced the Embargo Act with the Non-Intercourse Act. What did this Act do?
prohibited trade with Britain and France
Who was bitterly divided over if the U.S should go to war?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
Which American led the US to victory in the Battle of Lake Erie?
Oliver Hazard Perry
Why did the Federalist party fade away after the War of 1812?
accused of being unpatriotic for its antiwar stance
Why did France and Great Britain want to block the U.S from trading with either country?
to cut off supplies from reaching the enemy
The Non-Intercourse Act also proved to be ineffective, so it was replaced with a May 1810 bill stating?
if either France or Great Britain dropped trade restrictions with the U.S, Congress would resume no trading with the opposing power
What were the War hawks in Congress pressuring Madison to do?
go to war against Britain
During which battle did Francis Scott Key write the Star Spangled Banner?
Battle of Fort McHenry
What did the U.S and Britain promise in the negotiations that followed the war? (3)
-U.S gave up its demands to end impressment
-Britain promised to leave Canada's borders unchanged
-Britain ended efforts to create an Indian state in the Northwest
What was the Royal Navy doing that outraged Americans?
Impressment (removing seamen from U.S merchant vessels and forcing them to serve on behalf of the British
What did James Madison do once Napoleon (France emperor) hinted he would stop trade restrictions with the U.S?
James Madison blocked all trade with with Britain.
What did the U.S victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe convince many Natives in the Northwest Territory?
They needed British support to prevent American settlers from pushing them further out of their lands
Which battle did American Andrew Jackson lead the army to victory, even though the war already ended technically?
Battle of New Orleans
What was the impact in the United States from the Treaty of Ghent? (2)
-ended decades of bitter political fighting in the government
-brought in the Era of Good Feelings (Peaceful times)
What was Thomas Jefferson's unpopular Embargo Act of 1807?
It banned trade with all European countries
Why did new members of Congress, Henry Clay and John Calhoun, agitate for war?
-British violations of maritime rights
-Britain's encouragement of Native American hostility against American expansion in the West
Which group supported the war and which group opposed it?
-Most Western and Southern Congressmen (Democratic Republicans) supported the war
-New England people (Federalists) opposed the war
British forces moved in on the U.S capital, capturing Washington D.C and ?
burning government buildings including the Capitol and White House
How did the victory at the Battle of New Orleans impact Americans at the end of the war?
-boosted sagging U.S morale
-left Americans with the taste of victory
How did the Embargo Act affect Americans?
By restricting trade it hurt Americans more than either France or Britain.
In 1807, Britain passed the Orders in Council, which required what?
neutral countries to obtain a license from its authorities before trading with France or French colonies
New England people (Federalists), who relied on trade with Britain, accused war supporters of?
using the excuse of maritime rights to promote their expansionist agenda
During which Battle did Tecumseh (leader of the Native American Nation) die in an American Victory?
Battle of the Thames
What were the two most important outcomes from the War of 1812?
-boosted national self-confidence
-encouraged the growing spirit of American expansionism that would shape the rest of the 1800s