4. 1. Napoleonic Wars (UK and France messing with U.S. trade on seas) Q1808-1811  Britain impressed over 6,000 American sailors.

5. 2. Chesapeake-Leopard “Affair” QJune 21, 1807. QBr. Captain fired on the USS Chesapeake. Q3 dead, 18 wounded. QBr. Foreign Office said it was a mistake. QJefferson’s Response:  Forbade Br. ships to dock in American ports.  Ordered state governors to call up as much as 100,000 militiamen.

6. 3. The Embargo Act (1807) The “OGRABME” Turtle

7. Presidential Election of 1808

8. James Madison Becomes President

9. 4. The Non-Intercourse Act (1809) QReplaced the Embargo Act. QRemained U. S. policy until 1812. QUnexpected Consequences:  N. Eng. was forced to become self- sufficient again [old factories reopened].  Laid the groundwork for US industrial power.  Jefferson, a critic of an industrial America, ironically contributed to Hamilton’s view of the US!!!

10. 5. Br. Instigation of Indians British General Brock Meets with Tecumseh

11. QGeneral William Henry Harrison  governor of the Indiana Territory. QInvited Native Indian chiefs to Ft. Wayne, IN to sign away 3 mil. acres of land to the US government. QTecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homelands. QTecumseh’s brother fought against Harrison and was defeated at Tippecanoe. QThis made Harrison a national hero! [1840 election  Tippecanoe & Tyler, too!] Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811

12. “War Hawks” Henry Clay [KY] John C. Calhoun [SC]

13. Presidential Election of 1812

14. “Mr. Madison’s War!”

15. American Problems QThe US was unprepared militarily:  Had a 12-ship navy vs. Britain’s 800 ships.  Americans disliked a draft  preferred to enlist in the disorganized state militias. QFinancially unprepared:  Flood of paper $.  Revenue from import tariffs declined. QRegional disagreements.

16. Battle of Fort McHenry, 1814 Oh Say Can You See By the Dawn’s Early Light… -- Francis Scott Key

17. Hartford Convention December, 1814 – January, 1815

18. Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814

19. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

21. Jackson’s Florida Campaigns