1. Thomas Jefferson 3rd President Served: 1801-1809
Party: Democratic-Republican
Lawyer & Planter
LA Purchase

2. Write down underlined items
War of 1812
Write down underlined items
June 18, 1812 – February 18, 1815

3. James Madison 4th President Term: 1809-1817
Party: Democratic Republican
Father of the Constitution
War of 1812 “Mr. Madison’s War”

4. Cause #1 – Manifest Destiny
belief that US is destined to conquer North America…
To defend “national honor”
To gain LAND… Florida and Canada

5. Cause #2 – British interference with American shipping – naval blockade
GB and France were at war with each other. GB did NOT want the US to provide the French with food and supplies, so they set up a partial blockade.
British seize contraband (war materials) headed to France

6. Cause #3 – Impressment (kidnapping) American sailors
British “impressed” or kidnapped American sailors and forced them to work on British ships. Between 1803 to 1812, the British impressed about 6,000 American sailors.

8. Give me your cargo!

9. John Bull taking a lunch
What is the message of the cartoon?

10. Jefferson’s Response Before the War of 1812
THAT’S IT!
We will no longer sell ANYTHING to ANYONE!
That’ll show ‘em who’s boss!
Thomas Jefferson establishes an embargo – refuses to trade with ANYONE!
BUT, embargo hurts American economy… forced to repeal (WHY?)

11. D—n it, how he nicks ‘em Oh! This cursed O-grab-me
What is the message of the cartoon?

12. Death of the Embargo Act
What is the message of the cartoon

13. Cause #4 – Americans believe British push Native Americans to fight settlers.
Many American settlers believed that the British were stirring up the Native resistance to frontier settlement.
Funding their resistance movement against U.S.
Tecumseh’s Rebellion

14. Cause #5 – Western members of the House of Representatives (called War Hawks) want to expand into Canada and go to war with Britain
Leaders such as Congressman Henry Clay angrily demanded war against Britain. These “war hawks” wanted British aid to Natives Americans stopped, and they wanted the British out of Canada.
Those against
the war – Doves

15. EFFECTS of the War of 1812
The British burned Washington D.C. to the ground!

17. Effect #1 – Treaty of Ghent
Restored boundaries to pre-war boundaries
Who wins?

18. Effect #2 – Battle of New Orleans
American men were courageous and Andrew Jackson gains notoriety and will become our 7th president.
Happened 2 weeks after treaty … why?

19. Effect #3 – Native Americans weakened
The war broke the strength of Native Americans who had sided with the British.

20. Effect #4 – Growth of US manufacturing.
War interrupted trade and Americans were forced to make many of the goods they had previously imported. We made more goods at home.
Henry Clay’s American System –
1) tariffs to protect business
2) a national bank to help trade
3) internal improvements (roads & canals)

21. Battle of Fort McHenry  Francis Scott Key writes Star Spangled Banner
Effect #5 – US proves it could defend itself against world’s strongest military, this increases AMERICAN PATRIOTISM
Britain was still viewed as the mightiest military power of the time and the US was able to beat them… again!
Battle of Fort McHenry  Francis Scott Key writes Star Spangled Banner

23. Effect #6 – The Era of Good Feelings
James Monroe is President
The Federalist party is gone – so ONLY the Democratic Republicans remain!
ONE PARTY!!! = no fighting = good feelings 

24. Effect #7 – Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine a few years after the war, which est. America’s dominance over the Americas (Latin America, South America)
Warning to European states to stay out of American affairs
This represented a growing and powerful nation