JEFFERSON, JAMES MADISON & THE WAR OF 1812

 Jefferson leaves with America on the brink of war  James Madison (from VA) wins in a landslide  Was Jefferson’s Secretary of State  VP = George Clinton ELECTION OF 1808 Years of presidency:

 Dilemma of how to deal with British & French attacks on U.S. ships  Realizes he can no longer maintain Washington’s policy of ISOLATIONISM  Offered a deal to both France & GB: If their country would stop attacking American ships, America would no longer trade with their enemy  British refused  France agreed  So, America stopped all trade with GB  But… U.S. ships continued to get attacked by both sides  So, Madison goes to war in 1812! MADISON FACES A DILEMMA

THE WAR OF

 August 1814, British troops marched unopposed into DC.  They set fire to the capitol, White House, and many other government buildings  Humiliated DC for weeks BRITISH INVASION OF WASHINGTON

 September 1814, British lay siege to Baltimore  After witnessing the successful defense of the city and Ft. McHenry, Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner BALTIMORE

TREATY OF GHENT – ENDS THE WAR OF 1812

 Hero – Andrew Jackson  Occurred after Treaty was signed  Why was this possible?  Helped legitimize LA Purchase BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS JANUARY 8, 1815

1.America formally and finally gains independence from England 2.Impressment is ended 3.Standing Army and Navy 4.Collapse of the Federalist Party 5.Rise of Andrew Jackson as a national hero 6.Era of Good Feelings – stability in American government RESULTS OF THE WAR OF 1812