2. 1. Napoleonic Wars Q1806  France demanded all nations (that includes US) stop trading with England. Q1806  Britain issued the “Orders in Council” demanding American ships to stay out of any port controlled by Napoleon Q1808-1811  Britain impressed over 6,000 American sailors. During the wars between France and England, America traded with both making a great deal of money Freedom of the Seas ???? Causes of the War

3. 2. Chesapeake-Leopard “Affair” QJune 21, 1807. QBritish Captain of Leopold fired on the USS Chesapeake. Q Q Boarded ship looking For British deserters Q3 dead, 18 wounded. QBr. Foreign Office said it was a mistake. QJefferson’s Response:  Embargo Act of 1807 - kept US ships out of foreign ports  New England merchants were most upset, so were western farmers - Embargo Act repealed in 1809.  Ordered state governors to call up as much as 100,000 militiamen.

6. 3. James Madison Becomes President President 3. James Madison Becomes President President Dolly Madison: The President’s greatest asset

7. 4. The Non-Intercourse Act (1809) QSaid US merchants could not do business with England or France but could trade with other nations. But US merchants wanted to trade with these two countries because it meant $$$$$$ 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!!!

8. QGeneral William Henry Harrison  governor of the Indiana Territory. QInvited Native Indian chiefs to Ft. Wayne, IN to sign away 3 million acres of land to the US government. (are you kidding) QTecumseh organized a confederacy of Indian tribes to fight for their homelands. Prophet Town QTecumseh’s brother (the prophet) fought against Harrison and was defeated at Tippecanoe. Said something about bullets could not hurt??? QBrought Tecumseh together with British General Brock Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811 5. British instigate Native American Resistance

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

10. Presidential Election of 1812

11. “Mr. Madison’s War!”

12. 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.

14. U. S. Invasions of 1812 Old Ironsides

15. Campaigns of 1813 Battle of Lake Erie

16. Burning of Washington, D. C.

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

18. Gave proof through the night, That our flag was still there..

19. Hartford Convention December, 1814 – January, 1815

20. Treaty of Ghent December 24, 1814

21. The Battle of New Orleans, 1815

23. Jackson’s Campaigns