1. War of 1812:
The Results Show
....and, we're back!

2. Treaty of Ghent, signed Dec. 24, 1814.
Officially ended the War of
1812.
Neither side gained nor lost
territory.
U.S. and Britain agreed to
respect pre-war boundary
between U.S. and Canada.
Impressment and Indian Aid
became a non-issue during
the war and wasn't
Ghent, Belgium on a clear day last year.
mentioned.

3. The actual end of the war, Jan. 8, 1815
Britain sent an army to
take New Orleans in late
1814.
10,000 of Britain's best
troops, led by General
Packenham, one of
Britain's best generals,
attacked American
Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA
General Andrew Jackson's
thrown-together army of about 5,000.
Britain lost....bad. 278 British soldiers were killed and only 13
Americans. It was a bad day for Redcoats.

4. Geographic Results
Without all of that pesky British interference with the Indians,
the U.S. was able to steal more Indian land, evict more
Indians, and expand very quickly into the Great Lakes region
and the lower Mississippi valley.
In the 21 years before the War of 1812, five states (Kentucky,
Vermont, Tennessee, Ohio, and Louisiana) were added to the
Union. By comparison, six states (Indiana, Mississippi,
Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Maine) were added in just six
years following the War of 1812.

5. Political Results
The Federalist Party died after the War of 1812.
Many Federalists were involved in a secessionist movement
started during the Hartford Convention of 1814. The party got
branded as British collaborators (which was partly true) and
died a quick death.
The years between the end of the war and the election of 1824
are known as the "Era of Good Feelings" because it lacked any
major political conflicts.
Things were so peaceful that President James Monroe had no
opposition in the 1820 election.

6. More Political and
Geographic Results:
Andrew Jackson emerged as a hero,
especially in the South and West.
His popularity grew after fighting with
the Seminole Indians of Florida,
despite the fact that Spain owned
Florida at the time.
Jackson memorial at the Plaza Ferdinand VII in
Pensacola, FL
When Spain protested about
having U.S. troops on Spanish soil, the U.S. responded with
"Give us Florida or put an Army there to stop us."
In 1819, Spain gave Florida to the U.S., Jackson, Florida's new
military governor, started thinking about national politics.

7. More Political and
Geographic Results:
Andrew Jackson emerged as a hero,
especially in the South and West.
His popularity grew after fighting with
the Seminole Indians of Florida,
despite the fact that Spain owned
Florida at the time.
Jackson memorial at the Plaza Ferdinand VII in
Pensacola, FL
When Spain protested about
having U.S. troops on Spanish soil, the U.S. responded with
"Give us Florida or put an Army there to stop us."
In 1819, Spain gave Florida to the U.S., Jackson, Florida's new
military governor, started thinking about national politics.