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11 / 14 – The War of 1812. Prof. Megan Garedakis. Starred terms. Macon’s Bill No. 2 Tecumseh. James Madison. President after Jefferson’s second term ended in 1809 (handpicked by Jefferson to replace him)
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11/14– The War of 1812 Prof. Megan Garedakis
Starred terms • Macon’s Bill No. 2 • Tecumseh
James Madison • President after Jefferson’s second term ended in 1809 (handpicked by Jefferson to replace him) • Due to the inefficacy of the embargo placed against Britain under Jefferson, Madison adopted a new policy: Macon’s Bill #2 (or, no.2) which allowed trade to resume (with some restrictions) • In the spring of 1812, Madison re-imposed the trade embargo with Britain after an increase in British attacks on American vessels
Tecumseh • 1768—1813 • Shawnee • Family history of defending their lands against white settlers, beginning in the 1780s • Allied with the British during the American Revolution • Did not sign the Treaty of Greenville (a document that ceded the Ohio River Valley territory to the U.S. • Younger brother, Tenskwatawa • Fought William Henry Harrison • We see this come to a zenith at The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, where Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, led a confederacy of Native Americans against Harrison. Harrison ultimately won, but increased frontier violence resulted
War of 1812(June 18, 1812 – February 18, 1815) • Origins: • The Chesapeake Affair • Britain restricted America’s trade with France • Forced recruitment of U.S. sailors into the British Royal Navy • Britain’s allegiance with Native Americans’ raids on U.S. citizens • Unites States possible desire to annex Canada and/or expand west • War with United States and its Allies (Choctaw, Cherokee, and Creek Allies) versus The British Empire and its Native American allies (Shawnee, Iroquois, et al.) • Ended with the defeat of Tecumseh’s confederacy and plans for an independent Native American territory
Primary Sources and links for James Madison / the War of 1812 • Secondary Sources/Media: • History channel videos: http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812 • USS Constitution Museum summary of the war and its origins: http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/about-us/bicentennial/short-history-1812/ • Library of Congress Informational Webpage: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/1812/ • Primary Sources: • James Madison’s papers at the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/james-madison/file.html • The Ohio River Valley: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/ohio-valley/history7.html • Collection of Lithographs digitized by the Maryland Historical Society: http://collections.mdch.org/cdm/search/collection/mhwe