War of 1812 Notes

Name: _________________________ Date: ________________

Trouble with Britain:

• In the 1800s, conflicts between ____________ and __________
began to increase again.

• ________________ was president at the time and Britain was
currently at war with ___________.

• Both President Madison and Thomas Jefferson wanted the United
States to stay _____________ or not take sides during that war.

• Americans were currently _____________ with both France and
Britain, and they didn’t want this to stop.

• _____________ with Britain and America began to arise though,
and Britain made America their ____________.

• Britain’s navy was very ___________ at this time, but lots of
British ___________ were working on _____________ ships
because it paid them better.

• British officers began to __________ these American ships to look
for their British sailors.

• Occasionally they would __________ American sailors instead.
• They would make these American sailors serve in the __________

___________.
• The term for this is ________________.

War Hawks:
• A group of men from ____________ decided they wanted to go
to war against Britain in ________.
• This group of people called themselves ___________________.

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• Hawks are aggressive birds, and the War Hawks _____________
________________________________________________.

Treaties:
• Remember, the United States had made agreements that stated that
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________.
• The Americans were ______________________, and American
settlers were moving onto the land.
• In turn, Americans were currently in ___________________ with
_______________________ because of this.
• Americans believed that the British who were living in Canada may
have been ________________________________________.

War of 1812:
• On ___________________, American was officially at war with
Britain.
• The reasons for starting the war included:
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Burning of the White House:
• In August of 1814, the British troops attacked Washington DC and
burned down the _________________, ______________, and
other _______________________

Francis Key Scott:
• During the War of 1812, a lawyer named _______________, was
watching a battle between the British and Americans.
• During the battle, he noticed that the _________________ was
still flying high over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor.

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• He was inspired by this and wrote a poem titled “____________
________________________”.

• This poem was later put to music and became the _____________
_________________________.

End of the War:
• The war lasted from ______________________.
• In the end, ____________ the British nor the Americans _______
the war, so they agreed to end it.
• The _______________________ was signed stating that neither
side owned any new land.
• Things were returned to the way they were before the war.

Pride in America:
• After the war, there was a sense of ____________ and
________________ (economic success and security) in America.
• This Period was known as “____________________________”.
• _______________ is when people are devoted to their country.
The War of 1812 provided a sense of nationalism in America.

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