The War of 1812 - Crash Course US History #11

2013-04-18

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In which John Green teaches you about the War of 1812. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and its former colonial overlord England. It started in, you guessed it 1812. The war lasted until 1815, and it resolved very little. John will take you through the causes of the war, tell you a little bit about the fighting itself, and get into just why the US Army couldn't manage to make any progress invading Canada. And yes, Canadians, we're going to talk about the White House getting burned down. The upshot: no territory changed hands, and most of the other bones of contention were solved prior to the actual war. Although nothing much changed for the US and England, the Native Americans were the big losers. Tecumseh was killed, and the Indian tribes lost a lot of their territory. Watch as John lays it all out for you.

Chapters:

Introduction: The War of 1812 00:00

Causes for The War of 1812 - British Impressment of American Sailors 0:44

Henry Clay and the Warhawks 2:13

Americans Wanted Canada 3:02

Mystery Document 3:42

Expansion into Native American Territory 4:19

Tecumseh and the Battle of Tippecanoe 4:57

The U.S.'s First Declaration of War 6:32

Battles of The War of 1812 7:19

The Treaty of Ghent 9:45

Outcomes of The War of 1812 10:23