Early Republic Day 10 & 11 Lesson & Student Notes

War Fever

• In 1809, James Madison

became president of the
U.S.

• The British and French

continued to capture
American ships

• In 1811, the U.S. won a

major battle, called the
Battle of Tippecanoe,
against Native Americans

• As a result the Native

Americans decided to join
forces with the British

Day 10
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Declaring War

• A political group called

the War Hawks, led by
Henry Clay and John C.
Calhoun, encouraged
the government to
declare war on Britain

• Congress quadrupled

the size of the army

• In 1812, Madison

decided to declare war
on Britain

Day 10
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Day 11

War of 1812

• American forces tried

to invade Canada, but
failed

• In retaliation, the

British attacked and
burned much of
Washington D.C.

• Many battles took place

on the Great Lakes, the
greatest one being the
Battle of Lake Erie won
by the U.S.

Day 11
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Star-Spangled Banner

• In Baltimore, Maryland

Britain bombarded Fort
McHenry

• The following morning,

Francis Scott Key was so
ecstatic that America
withstood the
bombarding that he
wrote the
Star-Spangled Banner

• That poem is now our

country’s national
anthem

Day 11
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