1. Antebellum politics
Unity and division

2. Presidential election of 1800
winner
Presidential election of 1800
John Adams (Sitting Pres. = Incumbent)
Federalist Party
Supported by New England (Northern States)
Platform:
Strong federal government
Rule by wealthy class
Manufacturing based economy
British Alliance
Loose interpretation of the Constitution
Thomas Jefferson (Sitting Vice President)
Democratic-Republican Party
Supported by Southern States
Platform:
Strong state governments
Rule by the people
Agriculture based economy
French Alliance
Strict interpretation of the Constitution

3. British & French Aggression 1800-1812
Louisiana Purchase (1803) from France
Mississippi River
Provided farmers with direct to merchant route in Port of New Orleans
New Orleans
One of the largest trading ports in the Western Hemisphere
Lewis & Clark Expedition

4. British & French Aggression 1800-1812
British & French Attacks on American Shipping
Impressment
Embargo Act of 1807
Restricted trade with foreign nations, specifically Britain & France
War Hawks – Americans from South and the West that supported a war (KY – Henry Clay & SC – John C. Calhoun)
Hartford Convention – New England based Federalists leaders that opposed the idea of war and proposed the idea of leaving the US (secession).
Seen as unpatriotic and treasonous by most Americans resulting in the disappearance of the Federalist Party.

5. War of 1812
Andrew Jackson
President James Madison asks Congress to declare war against Great Britain
In response to GB arming Native American tribes in the Ohio River Valley, seizing American trade ships, and violating the sovereignty of the United States.
Washington burned, US Invasion of Canada and the Battle of New Orleans.
Stalemate in March of 1815.

6. Post war nationalism Post-war era after War of 1812.
Unite or die! Unification of the nation to stand up to GB again.
“Era of Good Feelings”
( ) a slogan coined by a Boston newspaper.
Synonymous with the presidency of James Monroe ( )
Political unity
Start of decline and disunity with Panic of 1819.

7. Missouri compromise Missouri applies for statehood
Northerners fear that allowing another slave state would give the South an advantage in representation and vice versa.
Henry Clay helps to negotiate a compromise – Missouri admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
36° 30’ North Latitude established by Missouri Compromise of 1820.