War of 1812

War of 1812, Era of Good Feelings, Monroe Doctrine

Mr. Tecson, 10 February 2021

Louisiana Purchase (1803), 9 years prior to the War of 1812

Louisiana Purchase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPcXaoGgnAY

Louisiana Purchase

• After a rebellion in Haiti, Napoleon loses interest in the Americas

• France sold Louisiana for $15 million

• "Louisiana" actually includes territory that stretches all the way to Canada

• President Thomas Jefferson is pleased with this decision

• Largest land acquisition through nonviolent means in the history of America

Overview

1812 - 1815

Fought between: US & Great Britain

"Second War of Independence

The War of 1812 in Four Minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elp6ZktpQ1c

Causes

Napoleonic Wars, Impressment, and Aid to the Native Americans

Cause #1: Napoleonic Wars

• Great Britain and France were fighting

• Neither wanted the US to trade with the other

• Impressment

Cause #2: Impressment

The practice of Britain capturing American sailors and forcing them to work on British ships

Cause #3: British aid to Native Americans

• Native Americans were made at the US for taking their land

• Great Britain started to help them fight against the US

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THE WAR OF 1812

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSvps7no6Eo

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were causes of the War of 1812?

• British Impressment of American sailors

• The Napoleonic Wars

• British aid to Native Americans

• All of these

Multiple Choice

What was the War of 1812 sometimes referred to as?

• "The War to End all Wars"

• "The Second War of Independence"

• "The Great War"

• "Manifest Destiny"

Multiple Choice

Between what two countries were the NAPOLEONIC WARS?

• France and Great Britain

• US and Great Britain

• France and the US

• The US and Mexico

Multiple Choice

The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to work on British ships is known as:

• slavery

• sharecropping

• indentured servitude

• impressment

Multiple Choice

What years did the War of 1812 last?

• 1808-1812

• 1812-1815

• 1812-1818

• 1812-2021

Era of Good Feelings

1815 - 1825

Era of Good Feelings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3565OiiAmNA

Multiple Choice

Who was elected president in 1816?

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Abraham Lincoln

• Joe Biden

James Monroe

Multiple Choice

Under which president did the Louisiana Purchase occur?

• George Washington

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• Barack Obama

Multiple Choice

For what amount did the French sell the Louisiana territory to the US?

• $15 million

• $45 million

• $500 million

• $3.2 billion

The Monroe Doctrine

(1823)

What was The Monroe Doctrine?

It was a warning to European nations not to interfere in the Americas