President Madison’s Dilemma: Protecting Sailors and Settlers

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President Madison’s Dilemma: Protecting Sailors and Settlers

Foreign Policy at the Beginning President James Madison took office in 1809 His new approach to protect Americans at sea was to offer France and Great Britain a deal. “If you agree to cease your attacks on American ships, the United States will stop trading with your enemy.”

Napoleon Napoleon agreed quickly to Madison’s offer, but he gave his navy secret orders to continue seizing American ships headed for British ports. Madison believed Napoleon's false promise, and cut off all trade with Great Britain. Meanwhile, the British continued seizing ships and impressing American sailors.

Now what? Madison saw only one way to force Great Britain to respect American rights. He began to think about abandoning Washington’s policy of isolationism and go to war with Great Britain. New Englanders and Federalists generally opposed going to war.

Blockades Merchants in New England knew that war would mean a blockade (a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out) of their ports by the British navy. They preferred to take their chances with the troubles at sea.

Troubles brewing People in the South and west supported going to war. Like all Americans, they resented Great Britain’s policy of impressing US sailors. Accused the British of stirring up trouble among Indians in the states and territories to the northwest

Shawnee Indians Trouble with the Indians was growing as settlers moved into the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and pushed Indians off their lands. Two Shawnee Indians (a chief named Tecumseh and his brother, the Prophet) tried to fight back by uniting Indians along the Mississippi River into one great Indian nation.

British Guns??? On November 7, 1811, Shawnee warriors fought against a militia force led by Indiana governor William Henry Harrison in the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek. Harrison defeated the Indian forces. After the battle, Harrisons men discovered the Indians were armed with British guns.

Americans were outraged. Several young congressmen from the South and West, including Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, were so eager for war with Great Britain they were nicknamed “War Hawks.” They argued to make the northwestern frontier safe for settlers, the U.S. needed to drive the British out of Canada. Once that was done, Canada could be added to the United States.

Decisions Losses at sea, national pride, and a desire to make the frontier safe for settlement all contributed to the reasons for war. Still, Madison hesitated. Was the nation strong enough to launch the arrows of war? Or should he hold tightly to the olive branch of peace?

What Happened: The War of 1812 James Madison chose to abandon isolationism. At his request, congress declared war on Great Britain on July 17, 1812. This was a bold step for a nation with an army of 7,000 poorly trained men and a navy of only 16 ships!

Battles on Land and Sea War Hawks were overjoyed when the War of 1812 began. They thought conquering Canada was a “mere matter of marching” In 1812, 1813 and again 1814 US forces crossed into Canada, but each time British forces turned them back The British found the going much rougher than expected as well.

Death of a Chief On September 10, 1813, a US naval force under the command of Oliver Hazard Perry captured a British fleet of six ships on Lake Erie. Perry’s victory enabled William Henry Harrison to push into upper Canada where he defeated the British in a major battle. Chief Tecumseh, who was fighting on the side of the British was killed. In December, the British drove the Americans back across the border.

Escaping for his Life By 1814, Napoleon had been defeated in Europe, and Great Britain was able to send 15,000 troops to Canada. American plans to conquer Canada came to an end. In August 1814, another British army invaded Washington DC The British burned several public buildings, including the Capitol and the White House. President Madison had to flee for his life.

Attacking Baltimore Next the British attacked the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. On September 13, an American lawyer named Francis Scott Key watched as the British bombarded Fort McHenry, which guarded the city’s harbor. The bombardment went on all night. When dawn broke, Key was thrilled to see that the American flag still waved over the fort, proving that the fort had not been captured. He expressed his feelings in a poem that was later put to music as “The Star Spangled Banner.”

Battle of New Orleans A British fleet had surrendered to the US forces after the Battle of Lake Champlain in New York just two days before the unsuccessful attack on Baltimore. In G.B., the news of defeat greatly weakened the desire to continue the war. Their next target was New Orleans. New Orleans was defeated by General Andrew Jackson and a raging army of 7,000 militia, free African Americans, Indians, and Pirates. On Jan. 8, 1815, more than 7,500 British troops came in with confidence. Jackson’s troops met them with deadly fire, 2,000 British soldiers were killed or wounded, compared with only about 20 Americans.

WHOOPS! Battle of New Orleans was the greatest US victory of the War of 1812. It was also totally unnecessary. Two weeks earlier, American and British diplomats met in Ghent, Belgium and signed a peace treaty ending the war. The news did not reach New Orleans until after the battle was fought.

Results of the War Although both sides claimed victory, neither GB or the US really won the war of 1812. The Treaty of Ghent settled none of the issues that had led to the fighting. Instead, the problem of impressments and ship seizures faded away as peace settled over Europe. Still the war had important effects.

1) Indian resistance in Northwest Territory weakened after Tecumseh’s death. Over time, most of the American Indians who fought with Tecumseh would be driven out of the Ohio Valley. 2) National pride in the US surged. Many Americans considered the War of 1812 the “second war of independence”. They felt that by standing up to the British, the US had truly become a sovereign nation. 3) The war had political effects. The Federalists were badly damaged by their opposition to the war, and their party never recovered. Two of the war’s heroes– William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson– would later be elected president.