1. 2 nd War for Independence

3. Conflicts at sea  Impressment- British ‘forced American sailors” Into service for the Crown.

4. Fired On- 1807 American ship- Chesapeake fired on by British ship Leopard, Impressed American sailors  Jefferson expelled all British  ships from American waters.  Sent instructions to American ambassador in England for parliament to denounce impressment.

5.  British government’s reaction;  They disavowed the action  recalled Captain of the Leopard  offered compensation for Americans killed and wounded  returned captured sailors.

6.  Embargo Act of 1807- Very controversial  Prohibited American ships from leaving for any foreign port.  Ordered state Governors to all up 100,000 militia men.

8.  Northwest Territory, Kentucky, Tennessee  Causes:  Native Indians resentful towards American expansion  Jefferson’s mandate- Assimilate or move west of the Mississippi river  Britain's renewed friendship with Native Indians- instigating conflict with Americans

9.  Native Indians’ new leadership  Tecumseh and his confederation of tribes  Tenskwatawa-the “Prophet” ( Tecumseh’s brother)  Spiritual and political revival among many tribes to build up a new confederation

10.  Pressure on Madison-  1. Expansionists  2. Farmers, Plantation owners who needed markets for their products  3.Anger over Embargo Act  4. Anger over Impressment  5. Frustrated and angry over conflicts with Native Indians

11.  Summer of 1812- America invades Canada through Detroit- failed  Fort Dearborn ( Chicago) fell from Indian attack  Gradual American sea victories on the Great Lakes summer of 1813 Admiral Perry led the American navy  America re-acquires Detroit-Tecumseh dies in battle( Indians withdraw from battle)

12.  Battle for Washington D.C.- August, 1814  British burn the city, President and leaders flee for their lives  British march towards  Baltimore and  Fort McHenry.

15.  American victory at Fort McHenry-Fall of 1814  Inspired Francis Scott Key to write poem  Battle of New Orleans-January 1815  General Andrew Jackson and his forces of frontiersmen, Africans, pirates, and Creoles held off the British  Peace Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814