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A Time of Conflict. Do Now on board: KWL: What do you know about pirates? What do you want to know?. Mr. Rasmussen and Mrs. Asaro : Modern Pirates 6 th Grade Social Studies. The Barbary Pirates. Trade with Europe was very important to the American economy.
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A Time of Conflict Do Now on board: KWL: What do you know about pirates? What do you want to know? Mr. Rasmussen and Mrs. Asaro: Modern Pirates 6th Grade Social Studies
The Barbary Pirates • Trade with Europe was very important to the American economy. • After the American Revolution, pirates began attacking American ships in the Mediterranean Sea. • These pirates were from the Barbary States of North Africa (Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli, Tunisia).
Barbary Pirates • European countries had been paying tribute to the Pirates to prevent these raids • Jefferson decided not to pay tribute; instead, he sent warships to protect the merchant ships • 1803-The American warship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in Tripoli and its men were imprisoned.
Barbary Pirates • To prevent the pirates from using the warship, 60 Americans led by Stephen Decatur raided Tripoli Harbor and burned the Philadelphia down • 1805-American marines marched 600 miles across the Sahara desert and captured Tripoli, temporarily ending the pirate threat
Marine Anthem • From the Halls of MontezumaTo the Shores of Tripoli;We fight our country's battlesIn the air, on land and sea
American Neutrality is Challenged • 1803-Britain and France were at war and continued to seize American ships • British continued policy of impressment • Between 1803-1807, more than 1,500 American ships were seized by Britain or France
Jefferson’s Embargo • To help stop these attacks on American ships, Jefferson imposed an embargo-a government order forbidding foreign trade • 1807-Congress passed the Embargo Act • Jefferson predicted that both nations would soon stop seizing American ships
Jefferson’s Embargo • In just one year, American exports fell from $109 million to $25 million • This hurt the American economy-many lost their jobs • New Englanders were most angry about the embargo • Many Americans turned to smuggling-illegally importing/exporting goods
Jefferson’s Embargo • Embargo Act was repealed in 1809, just before Jefferson left office • New law allowed America to trade with any nation respecting their neutrality (this excluded Britain and France).
Tecumseh and the Prophet • Americans’ movement west had a devastating impact on Native Americans. • Many died of disease including measles, smallpox, and influenza. • Natives were pushed off of their land to make room for farms and settlements.
New Leaders Emerge • Two Shawnee brothers, Tenskwatawa (also known as the Prophet) and Tecumseh, began urging Native American resistance. • Tecumseh organized western tribes into leagues in order to restore Indian lands • William Henry Harrison, the governor of the Indiana Territory, was concerned about Tecumseh’s message.
William Henry Harrison • Note: Harrison went on to become the ninth President and served the shortest term-dying only one month after his Inaugural Address
The Battle of Tippecanoe • 1811-While Tecumseh was recruiting allies, Harrison marched a thousand soldiers against Shawnee villages on the Tippecanoe River. • In the Battle of Tippecanoe, Harrison defeated the Native Americans. • Although defeat was devastating, Tecumseh and his warriors continued to organize and resist the American government for years to come.
