Madison’s Presidency

Non-Intercourse Act  United States Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the Non-Intercourse Act of March  Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for British or French ports. The intent was to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and France. It was mostly ineffective, and contributed to the coming of the War of In addition, it seriously damaged the economy of the United States

War of 1812 p335  In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain.  Causes of the war  British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen and America's desire to expand its territory. The United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of British, Canadian and Native American troops over the course of the War of 1812, including the capture and burning of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., in August 

Star Spangled Banner Written in 1814 p337  " The Star-Spangled Banner ”  National anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry”, a poem written in 1814 by, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812.

Treaty of Ghent 1814 p338  The Treaty of Ghent, signed on 24 December 1814 in the Flemish city of Ghent, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and Great Britain. The treaty restored relations between the two nations.

Battle of New Orleans 1815 p338  The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of American forces, commanded by Major General Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army, under General Edward Pakenham, the battle was fought after the treaty because of slow communication.

Harford Convention p338  The Harford Convention was an event in 1814–1815 in Harford, Connecticut. New England Federalists met to discuss their grievances concerning the ongoing War of  The convention discussed removing the three-fifths compromise which gave slave states more power in Congress and requiring a two-thirds supermajority in Congress for the admission of new states, declarations of war, and laws restricting trade. The Federalists also discussed their grievances with the Louisiana Purchase and the Embargo of 1807.

Second Bank of the US Charted in 1816  The Second Bank of the United States, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian National Bank in the United States during its 20-year charter from February 1817 to January 1836  A private corporation with public duties, the bank handled all fiscal transactions for the US Government, and was accountable to Congress and the US Treasury. Twenty percent of its capital was owned by the federal government, the Bank's single largest stockholder. Four thousand private investors held 80% of the Bank's capital, including one thousand Europeans. The bulk of the stocks were held by a few hundred wealthy Americans.[8] In its time, the institution was the largest monied corporation in the world