The War of 1812

The War of 1812

Lesson 4.3- Explain the causes and impact of the War of 1812

Poll

Did you watch the notes video or not?

• Yes, but I didn't answer the checkpoint questions

• Yes, and I answered the checkpoint questions

• No, I did not.

Review Questions!

What has happened up to this point...

Multiple Choice

Which early political party believed in commercial economy, selling goods across the world, and in a national bank?

• Democratic Republicans

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

Which early political party believed in an economy built by agriculture and that government should only be allowed to do what is expressed in the Constitution?

• Democratic Republicans

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

Which early political party believed in an economy built by agriculture and that government should only be allowed to do what is expressed in the Constitution?

• Democratic Republicans

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

Which president made the Louisiana Purchase happen?

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Adams

Multiple Choice

What happened to the Native Americans who were already living in the territory?

• After fighting with the military and the settlers for years they were forced onto reservations

• They were able to keep their land and the settlers moved farther west

• All of the Native Americans died

James Madison

President during the War of 1812. He will be the first US President to officially declare war with another country

Causes of the War

• The British have been practicing Impressment (capturing American merchants and sailors and forcing them to be a part of their Navy)

• The British have been supplying the Native Americans with weapons so that American settlers can't move in

• There are disputes about where the Louisiana Purchase ends and Canada begins

Fighting in the Northwest Territory

The Native Americans and the British are going to push the American military back

Fighting on the East Coast

• The US is going to build up it's navy- FAST

• The British are going to recruit slaves for the fighting on the ground

• They are going to burn down the capitol building!

So how does it end?

• Britain and the US don't want another war like the Revolution that lasts FOREVER

• The 49th parallel is established as the boundary between the US and Canada- the the settlers could not move west

• The Naive Americans and the slaves who helped the British were left hanging...

The "2nd Revolutionary War"

• This will be the only other war in American history that will be fought in our country

• Fought on 2 fronts- In the Northwest territory and on the east coast