The Road To War

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Talk about miscommunication….

August 1810

•William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory, meets with Chief Tecumseh with 30 members of the Shawnee nation looking on.

• Harrison’s Assistant says to Tecumseh, “Your father requests you sit by his side”

What do you think Harrison’s assistant meant by this?

What did Tecumseh feel it meant?

What Tecumseh thinks….

“My Father! The Great Spirit is my Father!…The earth is my mother…Houses are made for white men to hold councils in. Indians hold theirs in open air.”

Tecumseh Wants to Push Back Settlers• Remember almost one million settlers

moved West of Appalachians by 1810.

• Many conflicts broke out between American Indians and the settlers.

• Treaties were made between the United States and the Indians, many times ignored.

Treaty of Greenville

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVhLoXCbr6A

Treaty Of Greenville• Made in 1795 between Miamis and

other Indian nations with the United States

• They gave up land that we call Ohio now and in return, they received $20,000 and promise of more money as long as there was peace.

Tecumseh’s Confederation

• Ohio became a state in 1803

• Settlers kept moving west into Indiana

• Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (the Prophet) vow to keep settlers out.

• In 1808, The Prophet builds a village for his followers along the Tippecanoe Creek in the Indiana Territory.

• Tecumseh organizes Indians into a confederation or league.

“Everywhere our people have passed away, as the snow of the mountains melts in May. We no longer rule the forest. The game has gone like our hunting grounds. Even our lands are nearly all gone. Yes, my brothers, our campfires are few. Those that still burn we must draw together.

Behold what the white man has done to our people! Gone are the Pequot, the Narraganset, the Powhatan, the Tuscarora and the Coree.... We can no longer trust the white man. We gave him our tobacco and our maize. What happened? Now there is hardly land for us to grow these holy plants.

White men have built their castles where the Indians’ hunting grounds once were, and now they are coming into your mountain glens. Soon there will be no place for the Cherokee to hunt the deer and the bear. The tomahawk of the Shawnee is ready. Will the Cherokee raise the tomahawk? Will the Cherokee join their brothers the Shawnee?”

What future President was Governor of the Indiana territory?

A. Andrew Jackson

B. William Henry Harrison

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. Barack Obama

What Chief of the Shawnees formed a confederation of Indian Nations to fight

Americans?

A. Tecumseh

B. Tenskwatawa

C. The Prophet

D. Pocohantas

This person was nicknamed “The Prophet” and was defeated at Prophetstown

.

A. Tecumseh

B. Isaac Brock

C. Tim Tebow

D. Tenskwatawa

Conflicts Between Settlers and American Indians

Battle of Tippecanoe

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_nNLSNmkmQ

Showdown at Tippecanoe• In 1811, Harrison marched 1,000

soldiers against Prophetstown while Tecumseh was away.

• The Prophet led a surprise night attack against the troops.

• Both sides suffer heavy losses in this battle called “Battle of Tippecanoe.”

Results• Harrison’s forces defeated The Prophet’s

forces and destroyed Prophetstown.

• Fighting with American Indians hurt relations between US and Britain.

• British were supplying guns and ammunition to Indians and encouraging them to attack US settlements.

Which Indian Tribe did Tecumseh belong to?

A. Shawnee

B. Cherokee

C. Creek

D. Ramapoughs

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_nNLSNmkmQ

Hillsdale War Hawks call for war

• Madison did not want war.

• Members of Congress from West and South (all but New England states) called for war.

• Nationalism-a devotion to one’s country is what stirred the War Hawks.

Reasons to go to war• United States could seize Florida

from British ally Spain

• Britain arming American Indians

• Britain seizing American ships

• Canada

Congress Declares War

• British warships blockade American ports to stop trade with France.

• June, 1812 Madison asks Congress to declare war.

War of 1812

•Britain was already in bitter fight with Napoleon

•At the same time US was unprepared for war.

Who downsized the Army and Navy?

A. John Adams

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. James Madison

D. John Snodgrass

Problems US had• The United States Navy had only 16

ships. The British had a huge fleet.

• The United States Army was small and ill equipped. Many officers knew little about warfare.

• The government relied on volunteers, who were poorly trained and had little experience in battle. Many deserted.

USS Constitution

• In August 1812, USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, wins a battle with HMS Guerriere off the coast of Newfoundland

• http://www.dvidshub.net/video/140222/war-1812-old-ironsides#.UYnKWpWZ4wM

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMdBWWDWRQ8

The real name of “Old Ironsides” was?

A. HMS Declaration

B. USS Constitution

C. USS Intrepid

D. USS Independence

Who were the War Hawks?

A. New England farmers

B. Congressmen fron the South and West

C. Congressmen from New England

D. Followers of Schmidt and Walden

Battle of Lake Erie• 1813, Captain Oliver Hazard Perry

built own ships and sailed his tiny fleet against the British

• After losing his own ship, he moves to another ship and Americans win battle.

“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

Tecumseh is Killed• The British and their ally

Tecumseh retreat from Detroit into Canada.

• General William Henry Harrison pursued them.

• Tecumseh died in the Battle of the Thames.

• Indian Confederation falls apart.

Another Future President Gets Involved

• Andrew Jackson leads American troops in the Creek War.

• With the help of the Cherokees, Jackson wins a victory at Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

“Your people have destroyed my nation”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA1lzFb2FoE

What is this a picture of?

What was Andrew Jackson’s nickname?

A. Young Peanut

B. Old Hickory

C. The Prophet

D. Old Ironsides

British Burn Washington• August 1814• British came in from the

Chesapeake Bay• They marched to capital• Dolley Madison gathered up

papers and Washington’s portrait before leaving White House

Auntie Em, It’s a twister!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm5PQrMzRm0

Who was James Madison’s First Lady who saved the White House portrait of George Washington?

A. Hillary

B. Rita

C. Martha

D. Dolley

• http://www.dvidshub.net/video/140217/war-1812-our-flag-still-there#.UYnL_JWZ4wM

Fort McHenry• From Washington, British march north

toward Baltimore.

• Fort McHenry key to Baltimore defense• September 13-14, 1814, British bombard

harbor

• Francis Scott Key watched and wrote Star Spangled Banner

Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?

A. Francis Scott Key

B. Waldo Cannotbefound

C. John Quincy Adams

D. Oliver Hazzard Perry

Battle of New Orleans

• http://www.dvidshub.net/video/140217/war-1812-our-flag-still-there#.UYnL_JWZ4wM

Battle of New Orleans• Britain prepared to attack New

Orleans in late 1814.• They hoped to sail up Mississippi• Andrew Jackson waiting• Jackson had help from Choctaw

Indians, and citizens of New Orleans including hundreds of African Americans

When did the Battle of New Orleans take place?

A. After treaty ending the war was signed.

B. After Joe Cuti got help from the Creek Indians

C. After Spain gave us Florida

D. All of the Above

We win Battle after War is over

• American soldiers dug trenches.• On January 8, 1815, Britain

attacked.• More than 2,000 British soldiers

died. Only seven Americans died.• Andrew Jackson becomes hero

•The United States and Great Britain signed a treaty two weeks before the Battle of New Orleans, ending the war.

Battle of New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_iRIcxsz0

Who won the Battle of New Orleans?

A. Andrew Jackson

B. William Henry Harrison

C. Oliver Hazzard Perry

D. General Joseph Snodgrass III

• Delegates from New England states met at the Hartford Convention. They threatened to leave the Union if the war continued.

• While the Hartford Convention was still meeting, news of a peace treaty arrived.

TREATY OF GHENT•The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812. It was named after the city in Belgium where it was signed. In the treaty, Britain and the United States agreed to go back to the way things were before the war.

Treaty of Ghent

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGfpDkjhMu0

War of 1812 was a result of American conflicts with

A. French and British

B. British and Native Americans

C. French and Spanish

D. British and Spanish