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The Barbary States
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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”
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Bombardment of Derne
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Stephen Decatur In 1804, he led a raid to destroy the captured ship Philadelphia
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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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IMPRESSMENT
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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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Commodore James Barron of the Chesapeake KILLED STEPHEN DECATUR IN A DUEL IN 1820
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The Embargo - 1807
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James Madison – 4 th president
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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Act – 1809 – trade with everyone except Britain and France Macon’s Bill No. 2 – 1810 - Said if either Britain or France repealed its trade restrictions the US would stop trade with the other (It didn’t work)
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Trouble with the Natives
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Tecumseh Defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811
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“War Hawks” pushed for war HENRY CLAY
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THE WAR OF 1812
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