Major Battles
This 1813 battle led by William Henry Harrison resulted in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh.
Battle of the Thames
This was signed in December 1814 and officially ended the war of 1812.
Treaty of Ghent
This political party lost influence after the war and soon disappeared from national politics.
The Federalist Party
This economic plan aimed to strengthen the national economy.
The American System
The Land Act of 1820
Oliver Hazard Perry won this naval battle and declared, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
Battle of Lake Erie
This New England meeting of Federalists protested the War of 1812 and discussed possible constitutional changes.
The Hartford Convention
This period of national unity followed the War of 1812
The Era of Good Feelings
This type of tax on imported good encouraged Americans to buy US made products.
The Tariff of 1816
This early federally funded highway connected eastern states to the western frontier.
The Cumberland Road
American naval forces led by Thomas MacDonough defeated the British fleet at this battle.
Battle of Lake Champlain
This poem written during the British attack on Baltimore later became the US national anthem.
The Star Spangled Banner
This president symbolized unity by traveling throughout the country and visiting each state.
James Monroe
Roads and Canals
This canal completed in 1825 connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
The successful defense of this Baltimore fort became one of the most famous moments of the war.
Fort McHenry
This American lawyer wrote a poem after witness the bombardment of Fort McHenry which would be come the US national anthem.
This feeling grew stronger in the US after the War of 1812 and appeared in patriotic art and celebrations.
Nationalism
This Kentucky politician and Speaker of the House strongly promoted the American System
Henry Clay
This economic crisis caused bank failures, unemployment, and bankruptcies.
The Panic of 1819
This famous 1815 battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero, even though it took place after the war had technically ended.
During the war, the British attacked and burned this American city in 1814.
Washington D.C.
This political party emerged after the War of 1812.
The Republican Party
This institution helped stabilize the national economy.
The National Bank
This region of the US experienced rapid growth as settles moved after the War of 1812.
The West