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The Barbary States THE BARBARY WAR  Began in1801  US refused to pay increased tribute  Tripoli declared war  The crew of the USS Philadelphia was.

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2 The Barbary States

3 THE BARBARY WAR  Began in1801  US refused to pay increased tribute  Tripoli declared war  The crew of the USS Philadelphia was captured  The US used “jeffs”

4 Bombardment of Derne

5 Stephen Decatur  In 1804, he led a raid to destroy the captured ship Philadelphia

6  War ended in 1805 Treaty was signed $60,000 ransom was paid for captured Americans  A second war was fought in 1815 Naval hero Stephen Decatur again played a key role in forcing Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli to sign treaties

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8 IMPRESSMENT

9 The Chesapeake Affair  1807  The HMS Leopard demanded to search the USS Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia  The Chesapeake commander refused and the Leopard attacked  3 men were killed and 18 wounded

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11 Commodore James Barron of the Chesapeake KILLED STEPHEN DECATUR IN A DUEL IN 1820

12 The Embargo - 1807

13 James Madison – 4 th president

14 Further attempts to deal with foreign trade:  Non-Intercourse Act – 1809 – trade with everyone except Britain and France  Macon’s Bill No. 2 – 1810 - Said if either Britain or France repealed its trade restrictions the US would stop trade with the other (It didn’t work)

15 Trouble with the Natives

16 Tecumseh Defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811

17 “War Hawks” pushed for war HENRY CLAY

18 THE WAR OF 1812


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