The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

Chapter 12

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

On to Canada pg 223-235-

1. Canada became stronger on the battleground because the British were weaker there

2. American strategy was shot down so in hopes the Americans invaded Detroit, Niagara, and Lake Champlain. This was known as the three-Pronged invasion of 1812

3. Canadians and British captured the American fort of Michilimackianc, this moved the upper lakes and the Indian inhabited areas to move to the south and west.

4. Americans Navy out did the British army with thanks to the constitution.

5. Battle of Thames 1813- General Harrison's army was withdrawn from Detroit and Fort Malden.

6. Diversionary of Napoleon was destroyed in 1814 by Europe

7. Thomas Macdonough challenged British-The battle was fought near Plattsburgh on sep. 11 1814

8. The results was enabling the British to have to retreat

Washington Burned and New Orleans Defended pg 325-336-

1. Second British army landed in Chesapeake on 1814

2. When British released its militia, they burned many buildings including the White House and the Capital (the Baldensburg races)

3. British hit Fort McHenry

4. Francis Scot Key wrote the lyrics to the "Star Spangled Banner"

5. British aimed for New Orleans in 1814

6. Peace Treaty was signed at Ghent, Belgium ending the war two weeks before the battle took place

The Treaty of Ghent pg 236-237-

1. Alexander 1 of Russia proposed mediation between Anglo-Saxon cousins in 1812

2. This brought 5 peacemakers to the Belgium city of Ghent in 1814, leaded by John Quincy Adams, who deplored the late hour card playing of his high-living colleague Henry Clay

3. British made military demands for neutralized Indian buffer states in Great Lakes region.

4. Treaty of Ghent, signed on Christmas eve, 1814, was an armistice

5. Everyone agreed to stop fighting

Federalist Grievances and the Hartford Convention pg 237-238-

1. The Defiant of New England had a large illicit trade with Canada. 1814

2. Hartford Convention-Massachusetts issued a convention in Connecticut.

3. The group of men and women met in secrecy for 3 weeks Dec. 15, 1814 to discuss grievances and to seek redress for their wrongs

4. Convention turned out to be less radical then it was supposed to be.

5. This Convention demanded financial assistance from Washington to compensate for lost trade

The Second War for American Independence pg 339-

1. The war of 1812 was a footnote to the European conflagration

2. Andrew Jackson, and William Henry Harrison (war heroes)

3. War of 1812 had gained America greater Independence

4. Many Canadians felt betrayed by the Treaty of Ghent

5. Europe went into a peace of exhaustion in 1815

Nascent Nationalism pg 240-

1. war of 1812 was a spirit of national oneness

2. James Fenimore Cooper had gained recognition in 1820 and was pronounced one of Americans most first writers

3. Bank of u.s was voted by congress in 1816

The American System pg 240-241

1. British began to dump there problems on the U.S and cutting prices in order to sell there merchandise

2. Tariff of 1816- first tarrif in American history made primarily for protection

3. Nationalism was voted by Henry Clay. He was behind a scheme known in 1824

4. They were funding for roads and canals for better transportation with the public

5. congress voted in 1817 to distribute 1.5 million dollars for state improvements

6. Erie canal was completely in 1825 in New York

The So-Called Era of Good Feelings pg 242-

1. James Monroe was nominated for president

2. Monroe set forth in a military undertake in 1817

The Panic of 1819 and the Curse of Hard Times pf

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