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1	The War of 1812
2	Causes U.S. anger over British actions, such as British seizures of U.S. ships the impressment of U.S. sailors the continued presence of British soldiers in the northwestern U.S. British efforts to provoke Indians in the trans-Appalachian Interior U.S. ambitions to acquire British territory in North America U.S. desires to teach the British to respect the U.S.
3	War Hawks Western members of Congress who wanted war against Britain to… acquire British territory in North America teach the British to respect the U.S.
4	Select Key Events U.S. declaration of war on Britain(June 1812) U.S. burning of York(present-day Toronto)(1813) British burning of Washington(August 1814) successful defense of Fort McHenry against British naval bombardment(September 1814) Hartford Convention(December 1814-January 1815) Treaty of Ghent(1814) Battle of New Orleans(January 1815)
5	Impact status quo antebellum new respect for U.S. military power by the British further development of U.S. national identity and pride, as manifest in “The Star Spangled Banner” celebration of the U.S. victory in the January 1815 Battle of New Orleans emergence of new national heroes Andrew Jackson – 7^th U.S. President William Henry Harrison – 9^th U.S. President
6	Suggestions for Further Reading Walter R. Borneman, 1812: The War That Forged a Nation(2004) Harry L. Coles, The War of 1812 Donald R. Hickey, The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict J. C. A. Stagg, Mr. Madison’s War(1983)