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1. Explain the events that led to the War of 1812.

2. Summarize the course of the war.

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° efferson was reelected in 1804.
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enewed fighting between France
and Britain threatened American
shipping.
° Britain put a blockade on French ports.
° blockade- The use of ships or troops to
prevent movement into and out of a port
or region controlled by a hostile nation.

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° .S. focused its anger on Britain
because of their policy of impressment.
° impressment- Practice of seizing
Americans at sea and drafting them
into the British navy.
° hesapeake incident in 1807, commander
of a British warship demanded to board
the .S. hesapeake.
° .S. captain refused and the British
killed 3 Americans on the ship.
° embargo- A ban on exporting products
to other countries.
° The embargo hurt America and the ban
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° William Henry Harrison- Governor
of the Indiana Territory, persuaded
Native Americans to sign over 3
million acres of their land.
° Tecumseh- Shawnee chief who believed
all Native Americans needed to unite
to protect their homeland from white
settlers.
° He began negotiations with the British
for assistance if a war broke out with
the nited States. (1810-1811)

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° The Shawnee, led by Tecumseh¶s
brother, attacked Harrison and his
troops in 1811.
° Harrison responded by burning the
Shawnee capital.
° The Native Americans were using
weapons from British anada.
° war hawks- One of the members of
ongress who favored war with
Britain in the early years of the 19th
century.
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° emocratic-
epublican candidate
ames Madison wins the election
of 1808.
° Madison decided to go to war with
Britain in 1812 because he felt they
were hurting American trade and the
economy.

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° The American military was unprepared,
etroit was captured and they failed to
take Montreal.
° American soldiers eventually retook
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° The .S. was eager to test its naval
capabilities.
° British put a blockade on the hesapeake
and elaware bays, the blockade would
eventually extend to the east coast.
° This bottled up American ships.

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° .S. forces burned the governor¶s
mansion and legislative buildings in
the capital of anada at the Battle
of York.
° In retaliation the British burned
the apitol, White House, and other
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° Andrew ackson- A general from Tennessee
that had won a series of battles that gained
him national fame.
° 1815, when the war was over, ackson and
his men defeated a superior British force at
the Battle of New Orleans.

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° Treaty of Ghent- The 1814 treaty
that ended the War of 1812.
° armistice- A truce, or agreement
to end an armed conflict.