War of 1812 (18 giug 1812 anni – 18 feb 1815 anni)

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Indian response
Some natives embraced becoming ‘civilized’
Adopting farming, give up traditional native lifestyle
Tecumseh = charismatic NA leader that resisted Americans
Battle of Tippecanoe
Future president WIlliam Henry Harrison defeated Natives
Causes
Impressment, arming of Natives on frontier by British
Most of north was against it - bc trading in new England
During
White house was burned
James madison fled and left his wife behind
Tecumseh killed at Battle of Thames
Allegedly put curse on presidency
Andrew jackson became overnight hero
Battle of Horseshoe Bend and Battle of New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent ended war
No territory gained or lost
After
British and Native threat is essentially gone
HUGE increase in nationalism in US
Battle of New Orleans - whooped the British
Happened 2 weeks after treaty of Ghent- took a while for news to reach
Canada did not embrace US as previously thought