USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere August 19, 1812

USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
August 19, 1812
- Constitution (Old
Ironsides) defeated
Guerriere
-British Navy not
invincible
British Naval
Blockade
Purpose: to
strangle U.S.
shipping and
trade
The Chesapeake
Campaign:
-British attack
Washington D.C.
-The White House
and Capitol burned
The Chesapeake
Campaign
-Battle of Fort McHenry
-Star Spangled Banner
-Americans halted British
advance
Treaty of Ghent - 1814
-Ended the War of
1812
-Stalemate (a tie)
Battle of
New Orleans
-2 weeks AFTER
Treaty of Ghent
-Impressive
American victory
-Andrew Jackson
becomes hero
War of 1812 Outcomes
-Growth of Nationalism
-Respect
-Westward Migration
-Start of Industry
-Death of Federalist Party (Hartford
Convention)
-Monroe Doctrine: Declared the Americas off
limits to European colonization