AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Francis Scott Key, The Star-Spangled Banner, Hartford Convention
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Battle of fort malden (second try: october 1813, general william henry harrison attacks issac brock and tecumseh = win. Battle of horseshoe bend: march 1814, general andrew jackson. Jackson always fights with the coalition of the willing . Fights with the cherokee (hate the creek: takes place in alabama (horseshoe bend creek) Chesapeake offensive: august 1814, attacks washington, dc, use scorched earth. Burn parts of the white house, capital, supreme court, etc. Strategy does not work in the us because too big: star spangled banner written about the chesapeake offensive while we are losing. Hartford convention: december 1814-january 1815, people who hate the war at the convention. Federalist convention: federalist put together manifesto: Not appropriate use and only there to defend each state. Federal gov. is not protecting the atlantic coast. Only representing the agrarian interest of the country. Embargo against gb still going on: hurts the merchants and manufacturers.
