War of 1812
The American Perspective
The Star Spangled Banner
On September 14, 1814, U.S. soldiers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry raised a huge American flag to celebrate a victory over the British during the War of 1812.
A Second War of Independence
In the War of 1812 the United States fought against the British and their Indian allies. Some historians see the conflict as a Second War for American Independence.
Some of the people involved in the War of 1812
James Madison
James Madison was the principal architect of the United States Constitution, the Secretary of State under President Thomas Jefferson, and the fourth president of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson
As the third President, Thomas Jefferson attempted to protect and defend American sovereignty and commerce against Europe’s two major powers, Britain and France
Andrew Jackson
During the War of 1812, Jackson become a Major General and sent to New Orleans to prepare the city's defenses against an impending British attack.
How the War of 1812 ended
How did the War ended?
The Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America is signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. The treaty stated that all the territory won was to be returned, and jobs were planned to settle the boundary of the United States and Canada.
The point of view of the Amercians
Americans viewed the war as ''An opportunity for us to throw off Britain once and for all''. But in Canada, the war is seen as an attempted land grab by the U.S. The British were fighting the Napoleonic wars in Europe while the U.S battled Native Americans allied with Britain for control of fronties territories from Michigan to Alabama.