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The Presidency of James Madison: 1809 - 1817

Unit 4:The Early Republic, 1789 – 1815 APUSH Mrs. Baker. The Presidency of James Madison: 1809 - 1817. The Election of 1808. Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 Replaced Embargo Act of 1807 US began trade again with all nations except Britain and France. Macon’s Bill No. 2 (1810)

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The Presidency of James Madison: 1809 - 1817

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  1. Unit 4:The Early Republic, 1789 – 1815 APUSH Mrs. Baker The Presidency of James Madison:1809 - 1817

  2. The Election of 1808

  3. Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 • Replaced Embargo Act of 1807 • US began trade again with all nations except Britain and France. • Macon’s Bill No. 2 (1810) • Economic hardships continued • Bill would restore trade with either Britain or France • One nation must formally agree to respect the U.S. right to freedom of seas and in return the U.S. would embargo the other nation. • France deceived the U.S. and agreed to terms • U.S. embargoed Britain • France continued to seize merchant ships. Commercial Warfare

  4. The War of 1812

  5. Free seas and trade issues • Continued impressment • Failures of Embargo and Non-intercourse Acts • Pressures on the frontier • Continual conflicts with Native Americans • Battles led by Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and Prophet • War Hawks • New, young Republicans elected to Congress mainly from frontier states • Eager for war with Britain • Henry Clay – Kentucky • John C. Calhoun – South Carolina • Argued – War with Britain would be the only way to defend American honor, gain Canada and destroy Native American resistance. Causes of the War of 1812

  6. A Divided Nation Who opposed the War of 1812? Why did they oppose the war?

  7. A Timeline of War

  8. Is the War of 1812 the second war for independence for the United States?

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