the war of 1812课件.ppt

;;The War of 1812 was a war between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815.;Background;Causes;Causes;Direct Cause ;Beginning;;Routines;;Important Events;;;Results;They finally agreed to return to the antebellum status quo in a treaty signed at Ghent, Belgium, on Dec. 24, 1814. This treaty was ratified by Britain four days later and by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 16, 1815. Between these dates a final battle was fought on January 8, when a British army landed at the mouth of the Mississippi River and was defeated near New Orleans by forces under Andrew Jackson. ;The Treaty of Ghent failed to secure U.S. maritime rights, but in the century of peace in Europe from 1815 until World War I they were not seriously threatened. Britain never again pursued its disputes with the U.S. to the point of risking war. The U.S. did not conquer Canada, but Indian opposition to American expansion in the Northwest and Southwest was broken. The U.S. and Canada emerged from the war with a sense of national purpose and awareness. ;Who won the war?;During the war a total of 12,260 American soldiers and sailors were killed. The war cost the United States about $200 million. Neither the United States nor Great Britain gained any military advantage. Indirectly the United States made some gains.;Economic impact ;Opinions of the war;