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Chapter 7 Section 1

A Time of Conflict. Chapter 7 Section 1. Purpose. To identify the causes and events that led to the War of 1812. Challenges on the Seas. Barbary Pirates Neutral Rights Impressment. Barbary Pirates. Who were they? What did they demand? What part of the world were they from?

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Chapter 7 Section 1

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  1. A Time of Conflict Chapter 7 Section 1

  2. Purpose • To identify the causes and events that led to the War of 1812

  3. Challenges on the Seas • Barbary Pirates • Neutral Rights • Impressment

  4. Barbary Pirates Who were they? What did they demand? What part of the world were they from? What did they interfere with?

  5. Barbary Pirates Tribute Stephen Decatur Warship Philadelphia Ransom

  6. Tribute

  7. Stephen Decatur

  8. Warship Philadelphia

  9. Ransom

  10. Neutral Rights The Right to sail and trade without obstruction

  11. American shipping prospered until…..

  12. Impressment

  13. ImpressmentThe kidnapping of American sailors

  14. Why did the British need to impress American sailors? • Poor treatment of sailors • British Navy need for sailors • Britain’s war with France

  15. Confrontation at sea • Leopard • Virginia • Captain’s Refusal

  16. American sailors kidnapped

  17. A Disastrous trade ban

  18. Embargo Act of 1807 • What was it? • Why wasn’t it effective?

  19. Jefferson leaves officeEndorses Madison

  20. Difficult Times Closer to war • Congress passes law • Bonaparte responds • Biggest threat

  21. Confrontation over land • Frontier conflicts • Tippecanoe • War Hawks • Push for War

  22. Frontier Conflicts • Settlers and land • Contracts with British

  23. Who were defeated at the battle of horseshoe bend, and were forced to give up most of their land • Who were defeated at the battle of horseshoe bend, and were forced to give up most of their land? The Creek Indians. They were forced to give up 20 million acres of land to the US forming the present state of Alabama. Out of 1000 Creek warriors, 800 were killedre killed

  24. Tecumseh • Halt to settlers movement • Tried to unite • Confederacy

  25. Prophet of the Shawnee( Tenskwatawa) • Native Americans should do this • Founded what town? • Lost what battle?

  26. The Battle of Tippecanoe • 2 hour battle • Prophetstown • 0ne fourth • Confederacy

  27. Tippecanoe

  28. Indians abandon Prophetstown • Harrison has it burnt to the ground • Confidence destroyed

  29. Tecumseh’s response to Tippecanoe • American’s conclude what by this visit?

  30. Pressured president • Young Republicans • Nationalism • Size of Army • Land • ALL THIS LED TO….. War Hawks

  31. War of 1812

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