11 / 14 – The War of 1812
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Prof. Megan Garedakis11/14 – THE WAR OF 1812
• Macon’s Bill No. 2 • Tecumseh
STARRED TERMS
• President after Jefferson’s second term ended in 1809 (handpicked by Jefferson to replace him)
• Due to the inefficacy of the embargo placed against Britain under Jefferson, Madison adopted a new policy: Macon’s Bill #2 (or, no.2) which allowed trade to resume (with some restrictions)
• In the spring of 1812, Madison re-imposed the trade embargo with Britain after an increase in British attacks on American vessels
JAMES MADISON
• 1768—1813• Shawnee
• Family history of defending their lands against white settlers,
beginning in the 1780s• Allied with the British during the
American Revolution• Did not sign the Treaty of Greenville (a document that ceded the Ohio River Valley territory to
the U.S. • Younger brother, Tenskwatawa • Fought William Henry Harrison• We see this come to a zenith at The
Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, where Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, led a confederacy of Native Americans against Harrison. Harrison ultimately won, but
increased frontier violence resulted
TECUMSEH
• War with United States and its Allies (Choctaw, Cherokee, and Creek Allies) versus The British Empire and its Native American allies (Shawnee, Iroquois, et al.)
• Ended with the defeat of Tecumseh’s confederacy and plans for an independent Native American territory
Origins:• The Chesapeake Affair• Britain restricted
America’s trade with France
• Forced recruitment of U.S. sailors into the British Royal Navy
• Britain’s allegiance with Native Americans’ raids on U.S. citizens
• Unites States possible desire to annex Canada and/or expand west
WAR OF 1812(JUNE 18, 1812 – FEBRUARY 18, 1815)
Primary Sources:• James Madison’s papers at
the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/james-madison/file.html
• The Ohio River Valley: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/ohio-valley/history7.html
• Collection of Lithographs digitized by the Maryland Historical Society: http://collections.mdch.org/cdm/search/collection/mhwe
Secondary Sources/Media:• History channel videos:
http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
• USS Constitution Museum summary of the war and its origins: http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/about-us/bicentennial/short-history-1812/
• Library of Congress Informational Webpage: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/1812/
PRIMARY SOURCES AND LINKS FOR JAMES MADISON / THE WAR OF 1812