War of 1812
Causes, Battles, Effects
4 Causes of the War
CAUSES
1: Impressment continues as British set up a blockade making trade and travel difficult
2: Native Americans attack along the Mississippi River which was encouraged by the Bristsh
3: Tecumseh (a Native American cheif) tries to unite tribes in the Indian territory to go against the Americans (which is later attacked by William Henry Harrison)
4: War Hawks talk people to go to war with Britain which could give them Canada
2 Regions/Battles of the war
1: "Old Ironsides" is used to destroy british ships but it backfires when the British make there blockade much closer to the US
2: Chesapeake Campaign were the British burn the white house to the ground but later Francis Scott Key makes the star spangled banner
(lose a lot gain a song)
4 Effects of the war
1: US gets world wide respect
2: US accepts Canada as a British neighbor
3: Federalists look bad
4: Native Americans lose land and power