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What do the terms Hawks and Doves refer to when we are discussing war?Dove peaceHawk warWar hawks were stirred by a strong sense of nationalism (patriotism) and wanted a declaration of war against Britain

Why did America want to go to war with England?I. Causes

A. British interference with American shipping

B. British impressment of American sailors

C. British aiding Indian violence on the frontier

John Clopton, Virginia 1812"The outrages in impressing American seamen exceed all manner of description. Indeed, the whole system of aggression now is such that the real question between Great Britain and the United States has ceased to be a question merely relating to certain rights of commerce ... it is now clearly, positively, and directly a question of independence, that is to say, whether the United States are really an independent nation."

II. US was unprepared for warold or inexperienced officersa small army and navy led to many early defeats to the British and their Indian allies

A. USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere in 1812III. Early American Successes

1. British cannon fire bounces off Constitution, nicknamed Old Ironsides

2. British forced to surrender when masts break

B. Americans capture York and burn the Parliament building

C. Harrison wins the Battle of the Thames (Tecumseh is killed)

D. Oliver Hazard Perry wins the Battle of Lake Erie

1.Defeat of British on Lake Erie prevents invasion from Canada

E. The American victories resulted in a stalemate in the war(no side dominates)

1. 1814 ~ the defeat of Napoleon led to a second phase of the war

IV. Phase 2A. Britain invades the Chesapeake Bay

1. they march on Washington and

burn most of the city

~ Dolley Madison (one of the last to leave the city) saves a famous portrait of George Washington

B. next they move to attack Baltimore1. Ft. McHenry must be defeated first

2. all night long they bombard the fort, but cannot defeat it

(Baltimore is saved!)

3. Francis Scott Key writes The Star Spangled Banner after witnessing the victoryStar Spangled Banner, a historyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZe8CPGA1E

V. 1814 ~ Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812

A. no land was exchangedB. no agreement on trade issues was made(then what was it fought for?)

VI. 1815 Jackson wins the Battle of New Orleans

A. British planned to attack New Orleans

1. they send a frontal assault against Line Jackson south of the cityNew Orleans

2. from behind earthen walls, cannon and riflemen devastate the British army

~ killed or wounded : Britain 2,000Americans 71

3. the victory makes Andrew Jackson a national hero

VII. Effects of the War of 1812A. Increased American patriotism

B. America was finally free of British influence

C. American manufacturing grew during blockade, leading to the US Industrial Revolution