Tecumseh; War of 1812. Indian Conflicts (pg12) Unfair TreatiesTreaties Tecumseh’s...

Tecumseh; War of 1812

Indian Conflicts (pg12)

• Unfair Treaties• Tecumseh’s League• Battle of Tippecanoe (1811- Madison’s

Term)– William Henry Harrison


Tecumseh; War of 1812Causes of War

• Voting for war• Declaring war• Cause and Effect

War of 1812• James Madison became President in 1808• British continue harassment of US trade and

settlers in the West• US declares war on Britain• US fails to invade Canada• British burn parts of Washington, 1814• Hartford Convention debates New England’s part

in the war---Fed’s opposing the war• Treaty of Ghent, 1814 (nothing changed hands)• US wins Battle of New Orleans

– Andrew Jackson becomes hero


TECUMSEH:

A Shawnee chief who, along with his brother, worked to unite the Northwestern Indian tribes. His league of tribes was defeated by US army led by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.


ADAMS- ONIS TREATY:

Spain gave up Florida to the U.S. and the U.S./Mexico border was set so that Texas and the American Southwest would be part of Mexico.


WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON:

1773–1841, U.S. general: ninth president of the U.S. 1841. Died 30 days into Presidency


HARTFORD CONVENTION:

December 1814 - A convention of New England merchants who opposed the Embargo and other trade restriction, and the War of 1812. The Hartford Convention turned public sentiment against the Federalists and led to the demise of the party.


WAR OF 1812:

A war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British, the British seizure of American ships, and British aid to the Indians attacking the Americans on the western frontier.


ANDREW JACKSON, GENERAL:

January, 1815 – American General during the War of 1812 made famous by his successful defeat of the British at the Battle of New Orleans.


BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS:

January, 1815 - Jackson leads American forces in the defeat of the British Army. Neither side knew that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812 two weeks before the battle. This victory inspired American nationalism.


TREATY OF GHENT:

December 24, 1814 - Ended the War of 1812 and restored the status quo. For the most part, territory captured in the war was returned to the original owner. It also set up a commission to determine the disputed Canada/U.S. border.


SUFFRAGE REQUIREMENTS:

Suffrage (the right to vote) in the early republic was limited to landed men (those with profit bearing land). John and Abigail Adams will begin the push to extend voting rights to more people.


Abigail Adams:

Wife of John Adams. During the Revolutionary War, she wrote letters to her husband describing life on the homefront. She urged her husband to remember America’s women in the new government he was helping to create. Because of her, John Adams legalized the right of women to inherit property.


1.01: Identify the major domestic issues and

conflicts experienced by the nation during the Federalist

Period.


1.02: Analyze the political freedoms available to the following groups prior to

1820: women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans,

and other ethnic groups.


1.03: Assess commercial and diplomatic relationships

with Britain, France and Other Nations.

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Title

Causes


Which section(s) of the United States generally voted for war?

A. The Northeast

B. The South and West


Why did paying for the war pose a problem?

A. Most private bankers did not support the war and would not lend their money.

B. The Republicans had shut down the Bank of the United States.

C. The United States still had not recovered financially from the Revolutionary War.

D. A and B

E. B and C


Which area of land or water did the Unites States acquire due to the War of 1812?

A. Three of the Great Lakes

B. Oregon Country

C. Parts of Canada

D. No new land

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