History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: American Revolutionary War, Manifest Destiny, Early Start
2 May 2018
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War of 1812 / Black Refugees / Rebellion in the Canadas
- period in Canadian history marked by a great deal of conflict
- the early start to Canadian history is marked by war, strife, and conflict
- early 1800, another period of waring history: once again, involves the British and the
Americans
- war of 1812
- part of the Napoleonic wars
- France under napoleon and England
- a war within a war
- Americans upset that the British is not respecting their sovereignty and maritime rights
(American naval vessels)
- Even after America declared war, Britain payed little attention
- British assistance, inexperienced Canadian militia, first nation allies’ key roles
PART 1. Causes of the War of 1812
- British aggression on the seas
o Part of the continuation of the American revolutionary war
o British Boarding American merchant ships
▪ Taking away British deserters, the former British navy workers
▪ These men were considered American citizens
• Upset Americans, saw the British as disrespecting the principle of
American citizenship
o U.S.S. Chesapeake, 1807
▪ Off of New England, American ship refused to be boarded by the British
▪ British open fire on the American ship
• Kills 2 Americans and 4 taken away into British company
- Orders-in-council
o A series of orders passed by Britain in the early 1800
o The seizure of any ship headed for France 2
o At this point, Americans were neutral
▪ Neither France or British respected American neutrality and sovereignty
▪ 1805-1812: British seized 400 American France headed for France
• filled with people and goods
- Economic depression in the early 1800s
o British seizure of 400 American ships played a role in an economic downturn in
the United States
o Two major exports: tobacco and cotton
▪ Really needed these goods to be sold
▪ Worldwide decline in the price of the commodities
o Banking system in an infantile situation
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- James Madison
o Not smart to attack British, but rather turn attention towards an attack British
north America
o Cut off their trade route in the Caribbean
- Threat from Indian nations
o Ohio river valley rear (south of the great lakes)
o A lot of Americans believed that British/Canadians were telling natives to attack
the Americans
o Chief Tecumseh: wanted American settlers out of the Ohio river valley so that the
land can go back to the natives
▪ Idea came organically to Tecumseh and the Indian people
▪ Americans had encroached into after the American revolution
- ‘manifest destiny’ and the American expansionists / ‘War hawks’
o American expansionism
▪ Known as war hawks: elected government officials from western
territories
▪ Called for war to defend the land mass that was the United States and their
‘greatness’
o Many Americans saw the war of 1812 as a second American revolution
▪ First to get the British out of the 13 colonies
▪ Kick out Britain entirely from the continent
• Want to claim British North America as their own
- British revoke the orders of council
o June 18, 1812 America declares war
names and Terms: Napoleon; U.S.S.M. Chesapeake; President Madison; Chief Tecumseh;
manifest destiny
PART 2. Some Military History of the war of 1812
- British royal navy incredible and unparalleled in their mastery of the high seas
o A failure for America
▪ lacked the ships and people to effectively counter the British royal navy
o British set up a blacked
- At this point in history, British north Americans has about 500,000 people, in comparison
to 7.5 million Americans to the south
- Three-pronged American attack
o Through Detroit/Windsor area
o Niagara peninsula area
o Around Montreal area
- 1812 and British successes
o Battle #1 Battle at Detroit
▪ July 1812: Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh vs General Hull
▪ America surrenders without any shots being
o Battle #2 Battle on Queenston Heights
▪ October 1812
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Document Summary
War of 1812 / black refugees / rebellion in the canadas. Period in canadian history marked by a great deal of conflict the early start to canadian history is marked by war, strife, and conflict early 1800, another period of waring history: once again, involves the british and the. France under napoleon and england a war within a war. Americans upset that the british is not respecting their sovereignty and maritime rights (american naval vessels) Even after america declared war, britain payed little attention. British assistance, inexperienced canadian militia, first nation allies" key roles. American citizenship: off of new england, american ship refused to be boarded by the british, british open fire on the american ship, kills 2 americans and 4 taken away into british company. James madison: not smart to attack british, but rather turn attention towards an attack british north america, cut off their trade route in the caribbean.
