War of 1812

The United States was trying to take over British colonies in North America.

The United States wanted Great Britain to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.

Great Britain was making it hard for the United States to trade with other countries.

US Manufacturing growing, Increased American Patriotism (Nationalism), and weakened Native American resistance

Impressment of US citizens and interference with American shipping

Impressment of sailors and US manufacturing growth

The Embargo Act of 1815 after the British burned the White House

Francis Scott Key

James Madison

Pierre Laffite

USS Constitution

Portrait of George Washington

War Hawks

Fort McHenry

It forced Americans to remain neutral in Britain and France’s war.

It forced Americans to serve on British ships

It stopped Americans from receiving goods from France and Great Britain.

zealotry

nationalism

exceptionalism

Radical Republicans

Whigs

War Hawks

The White House

Congress

Bill of Rights

He must have felt joy and pride (Nationalism) that the United States had been victorious at the battle of Fort McHenry.

He might have wanted to be remembered as a hero of the Fort McHenry battle.

He must have known his poem would be a good national anthem for the new country.

impose your will on another country

impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity)

To send something to another place

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty of New York

Era of Good Feelings

Treaty of Ghent

colonization