Prelude to the War of 1812
Hey! Anyone who helps the Frenchies is MY ENEMY! Hating IMPRESSMENT! Hating Trade Louisiana Purchase Trade 1807
19th French Great Britain increased France impressment United States navy neutral trading Louisiana Purchase British
Hating EMBARGO! Hating Impressment Trade Trade 1807 That will teach you to trade with my enemies! Hating EMBARGO! George, if you’re gonna be like that… we ain’t tradin’ with nobody! Hating Impressment Trade Trade 1807
Jefferson embargo Embargo Act of 1807 British
Hating Hating Impressment 1807 Fine with me, old chap, cut off your nose to spite your face! Zat iz not cool, Gefferson! But… I am not going to do eeny sing about eet. Hating Hating Impressment Hey, I’m all about neutrality. RIP G-Wash. 1807
Embargo hurt
Jefferson, you doofus! You’re killing the economy! Hating Election 1808 The American People Hating Jefferson, you doofus! You’re killing the economy! Much better! 1808
voted Election of 1808 James Madison
Let’s make a deal… I’ll take 3 million acres off your hands! Hey, Native Americans… you guys have a whole lotta land there… Treaty of Fort Wayne Uhhh… ok… sure. Why not? Yup, we sure do! 1809
west Native Americans William Henry Harrison Treaty of Fort Wayne 3 million acres half a cent
Um, sold a bunch of land to the Americans. What’s your beef Tecumseh? You BOZOS! Don’t you see that they are trying to take all our land!? We must unite and stand against their oppression. This treaty is MEANINGLESS! You DID WHAT!?!? Um, sold a bunch of land to the Americans. What’s your beef Tecumseh? Alliance If you say so Tecumseh… 1809
Tecumseh weak
Tippecanoe! Alliance 1811 You’re joking, right? Ouch. That was a bad idea. This Indian Alliance thing isn’t working out for us. 1811
Battle of Tippecanoe resentment
Hey! Tecumseh, sorry to hear about the Battle of Tippecanoe. Hating Yea, those stupid Americans rather kicked our butts. Hating 1811
We might be able to work something out… Well... You know… I hate the Americans, and you do too… Maybe we should be better friends… Hating We might be able to work something out… Hating 1811
Hating Alliance Hating Hating 1811
alliance Americans reconquer
I guess you have a point… Enough with the negotiations and peaceable coercion! NOW IS THE TIME FOR WAR! War Hawks I guess you have a point… 1811
westerners war “War Hawks”
Hating Declaration of War June 18, 1812 Alliance Hating Hating 1812
Great Britain 1812
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