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War of 1812 on 8.2

MyHistoryLab

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WhAt BroUGht ABoUt
the WAr of 1812?
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By the beginning of the 1800s, the
young United States found itself
under various pressures. The British 8.5
had never completely withdrawn
its forces from the Northwest sCALPinG The Native American allies of the British during the War of 1812 received
Territory. During its ongoing war bounties for the scalps of dead American combatants. Cartoons such as these inspired
with Napoleonic France, tensions genocidal U.S. government policies in later years.
with Great Britain, the former
mother country, grew when the NATIvE AMERICAN ALLIANCES DURING THE WAR oF 1812
British navy refused to respect the Supplying Warriors against the
rights of neutral American ships and United States U.S. Allies
impressed American sailors at sea Upper Creeks, Shawnees, Lenapes Cherokees, Choctaws, Lower
deemed to be British citizens into (Delawares), Miamis, Potawatomis, Creeks
forced military service. Moreover, Ojibwes
war with Native Americans seemed
imminent after many years of
encroachment by the U.S. military
and American settlers on Indian
lands. By 1812, the United States
was at war with the British and
Native American groups living in the
Southeast and Northwest.

K E y Q u E s t io ns Use MyhistoryLab Explorer to answer these questions:

Consequence Where Cause In what areas was Analysis Where were
had Native Americans been support for war with Britain major battles fought, by whom,
forced to cede lands? strongest? and with what outcomes?

Consider how this might affect Theorize the reasons for regional Understand the strategies of
relations between Native differences in the desire for the various parties in the War
Americans and settlers. conflict. of 1812.

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