Problems with Foreign Powers

Jefferson Tried to avoid involvement in the problems of other nations.

Key Terms and Key People

Key TermsImpressment

Embargo Act of 1807

War Hawk

Key PeopleTecumseh

Give Peace a Chance

Jefferson looks to make friends with foreign countries but avoid war

The spread of trade and the expansion of the United States would cause trouble with other nations

The United States could NOT control foreign actions and would soon have to confront France, England, and North Africa

Clowns to the Left of me…Jokers to the right! The US benefited from European Wars, gaining

land and trade, but by 1805 Britain began to prevent American trade to enemies

France also enacted partial blockades putting the US in the middle of the conflict

Britain also used impressments to hurt US trade including an attack on the Chesapeake which led to the death of 3 americans

Jefferson would NOT declare war angering some americans

Here I am…Stuck in the Middle with You Jefferson sought to ban all foreign trade and

passed the Embargo Act of 1807 which banned the US from all foreign ports and Closed American ports to Britain

The Policy was a disaster and hurt the economy, especially farmers, merchants and Shippers

When James Madison won the 1808 election the embargo laws had already been repealed

Madison tried to ban trade with BOTH France and Britain, but that was also unsuccessful

United we Stand

Americans became furious as Britain tried to Stir up trouble with Native Americans

Tecumseh vowed to stop the loss of land to American settlers and tried to unite the Native American Tribes into one group

My dog jumped in and flipped my boat….I guess he: When the Miami, Delaware, and

Potawatomi tribes agreed to sell over 3 million acres of land to William Henry Harrison, Tecumseh voided the sale

After the Treaty of Fort Wayne, Native Americans Unified but it was too late

As Tecumseh tried to unify other tribes, the Shawnee were defeated by Harrison at the Battle of Tippecanoe

NORTH….

After the loss at Tippecanoe, Tecumseh fled to Canada and formed an alliance with Great Britain

Henry Clay and other American War Hawks demanded war against Britain

They aimed to stop aid to the Native Americans and looked to push Britain out of Canada

This Means War!!

Some Americans wanted Britain punished for their acts at sea

Andrew Jackson wanted to end impressment and interference with American Ships

Jackson also wanted to open up more US markets

Congress declared war on Britain on June 18th, 1812 to put an end to British Actions against the US

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