War+Hawks

=WAR HAWKS= toc War Hawks were members of Congress from the South and West that wanted to go to war with Great Britain. They also wanted to go to war with the Indians.They wanted to fight these people so they could protect the interests of America.

Start of the War Hawks
The War Hawks started in 1811 by some young congressmen. Most of the War Hawks were Democratic-Republicans. There wasn't really old people in the War Hawks. War Hawk members were actually so young, other congressmen called them "boys". Yet these "boys", dominated Congress. The War Hawks didn't have a leader yet, so they had to find one. The leader they chose was Henry Clay.

Henry Clay
Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777 in Kentucky. He was born in into the middle class. At the age of 20, Henry was a lawyer. He also owned some slaves, but favored emacipation of slave, so they could go back to their home land in Africa. He ran for President 3 times, but he lost. Then he finally said," I rather be right than be President." So later he became a Senator and Representative for Kentucky.Then later he became the leader of the War Hawks. He was elected the Speaker of the House by a War Hawk dominated Congress when he was 33 years old. He was known as or they called him "The Great Compromiser" because he had a really good ability to get people to Compromise. Also the War Hawks called Henry Clay their "guiding spirit."

Indians and War Hawks!
Indians on the frontier, which is like Kentucky and Ohio, were making a serious threat against the American pioneers. They did this because they considered these areas a "hunting zone." Now they are a little mad because white settlers were living in these areas. So 2 Shawnee Indian leaders,Tecumseh and his brother the Prophet, thought that needed to be stopped. Then the War Hawks found out that the Indians had an alliance with the British. so they got mad. Then on November 7, 1811, the War Hawks invaded and burned down the village of Tippecanoe, which was Tecumseh's headquarters. The War Hawks won that battle and were really happy because now they don't have to worry about Indians being on the frontier anymore.

Attack on Canada!
The War Hawks then thought that they should attack the British in Canada since they were allies with the Indians. So the War Hawks agreed and made a slogan "On to Canada!". So when a they got there they thought they outnumbered the British 35 to 1. They also expected a easy and quick victory. They also thought that this would get rid of the rest of the Bristish in the New World. So the American's divided themselves into different sections and traveled. Each section traveled to a different place. So one went to Detroit, another went to Niagra, and the final one went to Lake Champlain. The British were a little caught off guard, so they stayed back. So then the American's started to charge against the British, but couldn't break their line of defense. The General at the time the War Hawk's attacke was General Isaac Brock. They were defeated the first time, but they wouldn't give up. So they kept on trying and trying. Yet they still couldn't beat the British. On October 13, they finally managed to defeat the British. During the battle, General Brock lost his life. So after they won, they destroyed the light armed British ships. So the British no longer had any ships on the lakes.

Conclusion of War Hawks
The War Hawks were very brave. They also didn't mind going to war, actually they prefered war. The War Hawks did good things for America. They sunk many of Britain's ships and defeated many Britain's and Indians.I think the War Hawks were a pretty big role in American history. The War Hawks and their club finally ended decades later.

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