1. War of 1812 and Age of Jackson

2. “Britain, stop messin” Britain and France at war w/ each other We trade with both, they stop ships trading with other side Britain keeps impressing sailors, blows up one of our ships We put Embargo Act in place: stops trade with Britain and France, really hurts us the most

3. War Hawks Some Americans want war w/Britain: war hawks Reasons: impressment, firing up NA’s, hurting our trade, troops out of NW territory, also want to take Canada War Hawks pressure Pres.James Madison into War of 1812

4. War of 1812—Big Events British burn Washington DC, Dolly Madison saves important stuff in White House We fail to take Canada …again Battle of Baltimore– Francis Scott Key writes the “Star Spangled Banner”

5. Andrew Jackson becomes hero of war: defeats NA’s at Battle of Horseshoe Bend and earns nickname “Old Hickory” at New Orleans

6. Jackson as President Rough childhood, poor farmer on frontier, becomes a “self-made man” Forms the Democratic Party wins election in landslide Spoils System– puts friends in positions of power

7. “Kitchen Cabinet”– group of rough, redneck advisors, met in White House kitchen, drank, spit tobacco, gambled

8. Jackson and Nullification North wants high tariffs, South doesn’t– will hurt sales of cotton Fed. Gov. passes high tariff– South Carolina tries to nullify the tariff (ignore) Jackson threatens to send army to SC, compromise in time First challenge of the South to Federal Gov.

9. Indian Removal Indian Removal Act– Jackson forces NA’s to move west of Mississippi (present day Oklahoma) Cherokee resist by trying to become more white– language, laws, newspaper Jackson forces Cherokee out anyway, 800 mile march, winter, starvation, disease, soldier violence, ¼ die on trip– Trail of Tears