the war of 1812
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Causes of the war
1.british blockage of american ships
2.native americans attack on the western frontier that were instigated by the british
3.tecumsehiattempts to unite all three tribes east of Mississippi(Indiana territory)
4.battle of tippecanoe(1811) William henry destroyed confederacy
naval battles
1.old ironsides sinks british ships
2.u.s has strong navy but british blockage offsets naval victories.
chesapeake campaign
1.british attacks D.C and burns gov. buildings
2.FT mchenry holds in maryland- francis scott key writes star-spangled banner
southern campaign
1.andrew jackson in battle of horse bend ends creek indian threat.
2.battle of new orleans stops british from capturing city 2 weeks after the war is officially over.
effects
1 u.s accepts canada as a friendly british neighbors
2.native americans lose power and land
3.factories built because of british blockage
4.strong feeling of u.s nationalism