War of 1812

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War of 1812

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Uncle SamSamuel Wilson - 1812
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Reasons for the War of 1812

• By 1807, Britain had seized more than 1,000
  American ships and confiscated their cargoes
  (France seized half of that)
• The British policy of impressment, the practice
  of seizing Americans at sea and "impressing," or
  drafting, them into the British navy
• Tecumseh began negotiations with the British for
  assistance in what seemed like an inevitable war
  with the Americans

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War brings mixed results

• American military was unprepared for war!
• Americans lost Detroit, failed to take Montreal,
  and then won Detroit back.
• The U.S. young navy (16 ships) was no match for
  Britains superior numbers
• U.S. was no match by 1813

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Battle of New Orleans

• Tennessee general Andrew Jackson's greatest
  victory came after the war was over (January 8,
  1815)
• Jackson's troops defeated a superior British
  force at the Battle of New Orleans
• Old Hickory

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Treaty of Ghent

• Signed on Christmas Eve 1814
• Declared an armistice , or end to the fighting
• It did not address the issues of impressment or
  neutral shipping rights
• Americans were eager for peace and welcomed the
  treaty.