The War of 1812 Flashcards
Causes #1
British interference of US ships.-due to ongoing war over pasting 20 years between (F&B) some of the American ports were blocked, ships were blocked, some items were seized
Causes #2
Brutish stop and search tactics-Were looking for runaway British sailors who may have been hiding on US Ships. Were treated poorly, so they deserted The Navy. British thought they were hiding, this Upsetted the U.S.
Causes #3
American War Hawks- The WH was pushing for war believed that Us will take over All America. Wanted to attack the North first. This would assert American Independence
Causes #4
British First Nation AlliesAmerican Believed that the British supporting Native Attacks on the Frontier settlement American were Upsetted
Major Battle
Detroit Queenston HeightBeaver Dams Crysler Farm Lundy’s Lanes
What Happened at the Battle of Detroit
Major People:Tecumseh, General Isaac Brock, Captain Muir, Round HeadThe Battle:Arrival of Governor MichiganDetroit was protected by Fort Detroit2 & 3 of August Captain Murs and RoundHead attack the American supply linesIsaac Brock arrived at Fort Amherst with 400 men and they attack Fort Detroit with 600 First Nation British won when they saw a white flag Fort Detroit
What happened at the Battle of Queenston Heights
Main People:Sir Isaac Brock British and Americans Battle:American intruders making their way to Niagara RiverWhen the British and American were battling American had high groundsGeneral Isaac Brock attack with small force but got SnipedHis death lead to Victory
What happened at the Battle of Beaver Dams
Major People:British, American, Mohawk Warriors, Laura Secord, Colenel Fitzgibbon, Colenel Lieutenant Chares BoesterBattle Americans were at Laura Secord’s inn, the she over heard the American they would do a surprise attackLaura Secord ran on foot to tell Colenel Fitzgibbon Fitzgibbon with a force of 80 soldier and 250 Mohawk Warrior ambush them and American Surrendered
What happened in the Battle of Crysler Farm
Major People:British, American, First Nation Battle November 1813, 1300 American foughtBritish Blocked path of oncoming armiesAmerican attack, but British Fought BackWas at Cornwall, OntarioBritish won so they advance to Montreal
What happened in the battle of Lundy’s Lanes
Major People:General Scott, General Brown,American, British, First NationBattleHappened on July 25 18141500 American vs 1700 British American were pushed out of Canada British/Canadiens/First Nation Won
Key People
Sir Isaac BrockTecumsehLaura Secord
Sir Isaac Brock
-Was in charge of whole colony’s Defence- Worked with First Nation because they Hated Americans-The Shawnee First Nation leader was Tecumseh - both attack Detroit Americans Surrendered -Brock rushed to the Niagara area to defend -died trying to defend Queeston Height-Died as a hero
Tecumseh
- was mad at the US because their land got sold to them-US destroy some of their villages -so he made an alliance with the British-in the battle of Detroit he made the us think they had more men than they did-US won the battle of Lake Erie and the battle of Moraviantown , the British and First Nation were badly beat and Tecumseh died- without the First Nation it would have a different outcome
Laura Secord
-James Secord were injured in the battle of Queenston Height-US were stationed Laura Secord’s Inn-Laura Secord overheard the Us that they were doing a surprise attack-she ran on foot to beaver dams to tell the Colenel what’s going to happen-The British with the help of 250 Mohawk warriors ambushed the American and won the battle
Treaty of Ghent
-The British and Americans went to Ghent, Belgium to sign this treaty-they signed this treaty saying no winners and everything must stay the same as before- Sign in 1814
