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Maybe,
maybe not
Not much
•Unfortunately for the U.S.
 in June, 1812, they were
 not at all ready to fight a
 war against the mighty
 British.
Not much
•Their military was small
 and there was no promise
 of help coming from other
 nations as happened about
 30 years earlier.
Not much
• The early land battles did not go
  well for the U.S., as they failed
  in their efforts to capture
  Canada, believing that the
  Canadians were just as eager to
  eliminate British rule there as the
  Americans had been earlier.
Not much
• Naval battles were a little bit
  better, but even victories by
  ships like the U.S.S. Constitution
  (“Old Ironsides”), Wasp, and
  United States were not nearly
  enough to turn the tide of the war
  in the favor of the U.S.
- Or +
•By the summer of 1814,
 the British blockade was
 eliminating any trade and
 had slowed attacks from
 the U.S. navy down to
 almost zero.
- Or +
•At this point, the British
 sailed up the Chesapeake
 Bay and marched to
 Washington, D.C.
- Or +
• As they approached,
  President Madison and his
  wife, Dolley, fled the capital
  city for the countryside, as
  the British set fire to the city,
  burning the White House and
  the Capitol building.
- Or +
• From there the British
  decided to march about 50
  miles north to the city of
  Baltimore and Fort
  McHenry, on which the
  unleashed an all-night
  bombardment.
- Or +
• When the smoke cleared on
  the morning of September 14,
  1814, the U.S. flag was still
  flying over the fort,
  announcing that the U.S.
  would not surrender to the
  British.
- Or +
• A young lawyer, Francis
  Scott Key, who was under
  guard on board a British ship
  that night, was inspired by
  the defense of Baltimore and
  wrote words to convey that
  joy.
- Or +
•What became known as
 “The Star-Spangled
 Banner” was later put to
 music and became our
 national anthem in 1931.
Status quo, ante
       bellum
•After losing at Baltimore,
 coupled with the defeat of
 Napoleon in Europe, the
 British were tired of
 fighting.
Status quo, ante
        bellum
•Clearly this was a war that
 neither side really wanted
 and so delegates met in
 Belgium to discuss peace.
Status quo, ante
            bellum
• What they ultimately decided
  in the Treaty of Ghent was
  that nothing would change
  from how it was before the
  war, “status quo, ante
  bellum” (the way things were
  before the war).
Status quo, ante
             bellum
• Many people were happy
  with this announcement as
  they felt that the U.S. had no
  defeated the British twice
  and proven that they
  deserved to be an
  independent nation.
Status quo, ante
             bellum
• For good or bad, delegates
  from New England had
  started to meet in Hartford,
  CT to discuss seceding from
  the U.S., as “Mr. Madison’s
  War” had cost them a great
  deal.
Status quo, ante
            bellum
• The plans started at the
  Hartford Convention went
  nowhere, as the Treaty of
  Ghent was announced shortly
  after they started to meet.
Status quo, ante
         bellum
• Also, after the war was officially
  over, but before it could be
  announced, Andrew Jackson
  won the greatest victory of the
  war for the Americans at the
  Battle of New Orleans in
  January, 1815.
Status quo, ante
       bellum
•The victory made Jackson
 a household name and
 would serve him well in
 later years.

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Fighting the War of 1812

  • 2. Not much •Unfortunately for the U.S. in June, 1812, they were not at all ready to fight a war against the mighty British.
  • 3. Not much •Their military was small and there was no promise of help coming from other nations as happened about 30 years earlier.
  • 4. Not much • The early land battles did not go well for the U.S., as they failed in their efforts to capture Canada, believing that the Canadians were just as eager to eliminate British rule there as the Americans had been earlier.
  • 5. Not much • Naval battles were a little bit better, but even victories by ships like the U.S.S. Constitution (“Old Ironsides”), Wasp, and United States were not nearly enough to turn the tide of the war in the favor of the U.S.
  • 6. - Or + •By the summer of 1814, the British blockade was eliminating any trade and had slowed attacks from the U.S. navy down to almost zero.
  • 7. - Or + •At this point, the British sailed up the Chesapeake Bay and marched to Washington, D.C.
  • 8. - Or + • As they approached, President Madison and his wife, Dolley, fled the capital city for the countryside, as the British set fire to the city, burning the White House and the Capitol building.
  • 9. - Or + • From there the British decided to march about 50 miles north to the city of Baltimore and Fort McHenry, on which the unleashed an all-night bombardment.
  • 10. - Or + • When the smoke cleared on the morning of September 14, 1814, the U.S. flag was still flying over the fort, announcing that the U.S. would not surrender to the British.
  • 11. - Or + • A young lawyer, Francis Scott Key, who was under guard on board a British ship that night, was inspired by the defense of Baltimore and wrote words to convey that joy.
  • 12. - Or + •What became known as “The Star-Spangled Banner” was later put to music and became our national anthem in 1931.
  • 13. Status quo, ante bellum •After losing at Baltimore, coupled with the defeat of Napoleon in Europe, the British were tired of fighting.
  • 14. Status quo, ante bellum •Clearly this was a war that neither side really wanted and so delegates met in Belgium to discuss peace.
  • 15. Status quo, ante bellum • What they ultimately decided in the Treaty of Ghent was that nothing would change from how it was before the war, “status quo, ante bellum” (the way things were before the war).
  • 16. Status quo, ante bellum • Many people were happy with this announcement as they felt that the U.S. had no defeated the British twice and proven that they deserved to be an independent nation.
  • 17. Status quo, ante bellum • For good or bad, delegates from New England had started to meet in Hartford, CT to discuss seceding from the U.S., as “Mr. Madison’s War” had cost them a great deal.
  • 18. Status quo, ante bellum • The plans started at the Hartford Convention went nowhere, as the Treaty of Ghent was announced shortly after they started to meet.
  • 19. Status quo, ante bellum • Also, after the war was officially over, but before it could be announced, Andrew Jackson won the greatest victory of the war for the Americans at the Battle of New Orleans in January, 1815.
  • 20. Status quo, ante bellum •The victory made Jackson a household name and would serve him well in later years.