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Date Posted: 23:59:00 10/02/02 Wed
Author: Jordan
Subject: Ch7 - Battles w/ The Tribes

I.Battles With The Tribes
A.Early Defeats
i.America entered the War of 1812 with great enthusiasm but soon tried to invade Canada through Detroit and was forced back to Detroit and forced to surrender(other efforts failed as well and in the meantime, Fort Dearborn(Chicago) fell under Indian attack)
ii.American ships did only slightly better in the water and attacked British ships but not for long when Britain(no longer preoccupied with Napoleon) drove American frigates to cover and imposed a blockade on the U.S.
B.Put-In-Bay
i.After gaining some control over the great lakes, Oliver Hazard Perry engaged and dispersed the British at Put-In-Bay(Lake Erie) on Sept. 10 1813
C.Battle of the Thames
i.at the battle of the Thames, William Henry Harrison won a victory which included the notable death of Tecumseh
a.the battle weakened and disheartened the Native Americans and they greatly lost their ability to defend their claims to the region of the Northwest.
D.Battle of Horseshoe Bend(March 5, 1813)
i.Andrew Jackson set off into Florida to gain revenge on the Indians for attacking settlers near the border
a.after the bloody revenge, the resistance of the Creeks broke
-the Creeks ceded most of their land to the U.S. and retreated further into the interior
b.Jackson became a major general in the army and upon leading his men further to the south, seized the Spanish fort at Pensacola on November 7, 1814

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