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Foreign Powers and the War of 1812. I. “Kindly separated by nature and a wide ocean from the exterminating havoc of one quarter of the globe”. Jefferson wanted the states to seek friendship with foreign powers but have no alliances
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I. “Kindly separated by nature and a wide ocean from the exterminating havoc of one quarter of the globe” • Jefferson wanted the states to seek friendship with foreign powers but have no alliances • Merchants and Louisiana prevented Americans from avoiding foreign nations • American trading vessels had trouble choosing sides when it came to trading in Europe • The Leopard and Chesapeakefight off the coast of Virginia- (Impressment)
II. Trade as a weapon • Peaceable Coercion- Embargo Act of 1807 • “Cutting ones throat to stop a nosebleed” • The act was partially repealed under Madison in 1808 • -
III. Tecumseh • Wanted to unite many different tribes to fight for their land • September of 1809 William Henry Harrison (gov. of Indiana territory) signed the Treaty of Fort Wayne with several different Chiefs • Tecumseh declared the treaty meaningless • At the battle of Tippecanoe Harrison forces defeated the Shawnee • -
IV. War Hawks • Tecumseh and his men went to Canada • The British and Tecumseh become allies • Congressmen Henry Clay of Kentucky demanded that America go to war with the British due to the alliance • Congress declared war on Britain June 18, 1812
I. Phase One • The British didn’t really want to get involved in another war because they were already fighting the French • The US Navy rose to the challenge against the British- • In September of 1813 Oliver Hazard Perry sailed out to meet the British on lake Erie • His ship the Lawrence flew the banner “don’t give up the ship”
3. The Brits and Americans exchanged cannon fire for 2 hours until Perry’s ship was all but destroyed 4. He grabbed the banner and rowed a row boat to another American ship- 5. Harrison pursued the British into Canada and won the battle of Thames- Tecumseh dies
II. Phase Two • In 1814 Britain turned its full attention to America • British burned the White House and Capitol building • At Ft. McHenry a large American flag flew • Francis Scott Key, detained on a British ship, watched all night during the battle and at dawn discovered that the flag still flew • -
III. The end of the War • American forces defeated the British at Lake Champlain in 1814 • The British moved to the port of New Orleans • Jackson and his men repealed the British attack (America lost 71, British 2000) • Two weeks earlier the Treaty of Ghent had officially ended the war • -
IV. The Treaty • Showed that there was no winner • No land changed hands