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Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day. “Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it.” - Eric Nicol. DNA: Open your books to page 223. Define these vocab words on p.223 Impressment Embargo Act of 1807 Tecumseh War Hawk Andrew Jackson Battle of New Orleans.

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Quote of the Day

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  1. Quote of the Day • “Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it.” - Eric Nicol • DNA: Open your books to page 223. • Define these vocab words on p.223 • Impressment • Embargo Act of 1807 • Tecumseh • War Hawk • Andrew Jackson • Battle of New Orleans

  2. Ch. 11 Sec. 4 – The War of 1812 Short Lecture…thenSilent Reading in Book Day

  3. Tecumseh dies, Jackson rises • The creeks surrender • The Creeks, Tecumseh’s allies in the South were divided over what to do • Some wanted to keep fighting • Andrew Jackson, a Tennessee officer took command of the American troops in the Creek War • In 1814 Jackson led American troops into battle • With the help of the Cherokees Jackson won a decisive victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend • The leader of the Creeks walked alone into Jackson’s camp to surrender • “I am in your power. Do unto me as you please…If I had an army I would yet fight, and contend to the last…But your people have destroyed my nation.” • Once again Native Americans gave up their land to the whites and the fighting stopped for the time being

  4. The “Star Spangled Banner” • Bombardment of Baltimore • From Washington the British marched north to Baltimore • Baltimore’s defense was Fort McHenry • From evening to dawn from September 13 to September 14 the British used rockets to bombard the harbor • The British gave up • Was the reason for the “Star Spangled Banner”

  5. The Battle of New Orleans • Jackson defends new Orleans • Meanwhile the British prepared to attack New Orleans • They hoped to sail up the Mississippi • Andrew Jackson was waiting for the British • Including thousands of frontiersmen and African Americans • Jackson’s forces dug trenches as defense • The British kept advancing • 2,000 British died, 7 Americans died • Overnight Jackson became a national hero • Second only to George Washington • The thing is that the Battle of New Orleans took place two weeks after the United States and Britain had signed a peace treaty in Europe ending the war

  6. The Battle of New Orleans

  7. Nothing was settled • The Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24, 1814 • John Quincy Adams summed up the treaty • “Nothing was adjusted, nothing was settled.” • Both sides agreed to return matters to the way they had been before the war • Since Britain was no longer at war with France the conflicts faded • Many saw the war as a mistake

  8. Ch. 11 Sec. 4 – The War of 1812 Silent Reading in Book DayComplete Worksheet…BEGIN!!!

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