1. Chapter 10, lesson 3
A Time of Conflict

2. US Ships on High Seas
1785 Empress of China ship returned to NY w/ tea & silk, made a lot of $
Soon, many US merchant ships around the world
US ships took advantage of Brit/French ships afraid of getting captured, US had 1,000 ships
Piracy: Robbery at sea made the sea dangerous

3. Sailing the Seas
Pirates from Barbary States: Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli, Tunis scared European ships in Mediterranean
Demanded a tribute: protection money or they’d attack

4. War w/ Tripoli 1801, ruler of Tripoli demanded big tribute from US
Jefferson refused and Tripoli declared war
1804 their pirates seized US warship Philadelphia & jailed the crew
Stephen Decatur, US Navy Cpt destroyed the ship
Treaty in 1805, $60,000 for prisoners

5. Violating Neutral Rights
Jefferson reelected 1804
Brits & France at war, US was neutral
US merchants prosper for 2 years
Brits & French try to block each other from trading w/ US

6. Brits Abuse US Shipping
Brits needed sailors for their naval war
Stopped US ships searching for British deserters
Also impressed US citizens from ships
June 1807, Brits ship Leopard stopped US ship Chesapeake off coast of VA to search
US refused, Brits fired, killed 3
US was mad like the Rev. War, Jeff wanted

7. Problem for US Trade
Embargo Act, Dec 1807 targeted Brits, banned trading with all foreign countries
Disaster, unemployment in New England
South couldn’t sell tobacco & cotton
Repealed: removed the Embargo Act in 1809
Passed Nonintercourse Act, banned trade w/ Britain & France, also uncool

8. 1808 Election Jefferson not seeking 3rd term
Republicans chose James Madison
Federalists hoped embargo anger would help them win, chose Charles Pinckney
Pinckney won New England but only 47 el. votes
Madison won w/ 122 el. votes

9. War Still upset about broken trade promises
France still seizing US ships
Madison felt Britain was bigger threat
Ohio became state in 1803, settlers were moving to Native land promised in treaty
Natives teamed w/ British and fur traders

10. Tecumseh Shawnee Chief, tried to build Native alliance
Wanted to stop white man taking land
Felt treaties were worthless
His brother Tenskwatawa, “Prophet” urged Natives to go old school
Founded Prophetstown in N Indiana where Tippecanoe & Wabash Rivers meet

11. Tecumseh Meets w/ Gov of Indiana William Harrison
Harrison warned that US had more warriors than all Indian nations combined
Tecumseh said, you have taken our land, killed us, prevent us from uniting. Can’t have

12. Battle of Tippecanoe
Harrison attacked Prophetstown while Tecumseh was away trying to expand
After 2 hours of battle, Prophet’s forces left
Victory for US but led to Natives joining w/ British

13. War Hawks Call for War
Henry Clay (KY) & John Calhoun (SC) demanded aggression w/ British
Spend more $ for military, get more land
Strong Nationalism: loyalty to their country wanted to expand the country
Federalists were opposed
June 1, 1812, even after Brits stopped seizing US ships (we didn’t know) US declared war