JAMES MADISON 18091817

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JAMES MADISON1809-1817
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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• FIRST PHASE England concentrated on the war
  against France (Europe).
• Atlantic Ocean British navy blockades U.S.
  coast, though U.S. warships won some unexpected
  victories. The Constitution

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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• Battle of Lake Erie (Sept. 1813) Commodore
  Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British fleet.
• Ships Banner Dont Give Up The Ship

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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• Battle of Thames (Oct. 1813) General Harrison
  defeated the British in Canada and destroyed York
  (Toronto), but attack stalls. Tecumseh is killed.

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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• SECOND PHASE After defeating Napoleon, England
  turns full attention to U.S. war.
• Washington D.C. (Aug. 1814) British capture and
  burn the U.S. capitol.

Dolly Madison
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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• Fort McHenry (Baltimore Aug. 1814) the Americans
  stop the British advance.

• Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner.

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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• Battle of Lake Champlain (Sept. 1814) Capt.
  Thomas McDonough defeated the British fleet which
  secured New England.

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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• TREATY OF GHENT (Dec. 24, 1814) Peace was
  reached, no land was changed, and
  impressments/trade issues were not solved.

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WAR OF 1812 (1812-1814)

• BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1815)
• News of Treaty was slow to reach New Orleans and
  the well-trained British troops attacked.
• Gen. Andrew Jackson badly defeated the British.
  Ccasualties 71 US vs. 2,000 GB

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RESULTS OF THE WAR

• Increased American patriotism.
• Broke Native-American strength.
• U.S. industry grew greatly.
• U.S. proved it could defend itself against world
  powers.

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• AMERICAN SYSTEM Henry Clay (Kentucky) promoted
  the plan to make the U.S. economically
  self-sufficient.

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AMERICAN SYSTEM

• Establish a Protective Tariff a tax on imported
  goods to help American industry.
• National Bank to promote a single federal
  currency.

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AMERICAN SYSTEM

• Improve Americas Transportation and
  Communications Develop a system of roads and
  canals to link the cities.
• 1806-National Road
• 1807-Steamboats
• 1825-Erie Canal
• 1830s-Steam Railroad
• 1837-Telegraph

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JAMES MONROE1817-1825
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• ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS Political differences faded
  and people shifted loyalty from state to federal
  government. FEDERALIST PARTY DIES.

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SETTING NATIONAL BORDERS

• RUSH-BAGOT AGREEMENT (1817) U.S. and G.B. agree
  to limit the number of warships on the Great
  Lakes.

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SETTING NATIONAL BORDERS

• U.S./CANADIAN BORDER (1818) Established at 49 N
  latitude between the Great Lakes and Rocky Mts.

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SETTING NATIONAL BORDERS

• ADAMS-ONIS TREATY (1819) Andrew Jackson invaded
  Florida to capture the Seminoles that invaded
  U.S. settlements in Georgia.

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SETTING NATIONAL BORDERS

• ADAMS-ONIS TREATY (1819)
• U.S. paid 5 million in claims against Spain in
  return for Florida.
• U.S./Mexican border is set at the Rockies and the
  present-day border of Texas.
• Spain gave up claim to Oregon.

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• MISSOURI COMPROMISE - Henry Clay (1820) 11 Free
  and 11 Slave States
• Missouri to enter as a Slave State and Maine to
  enter as a Free State.
• 36 30N latitude line is extended to the Rockies.
• New states north of the line must enter as a Free
  State and new states south of the line have
  choice on slavery.
• This marks the first political tension in
  Congress on the slavery issue.

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Missouri Compromise
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MONROE DOCTRINE (1823)

• U.S. pledged not to interfere in European
  affairs.
• In return, Europe is not to interfere in the
  Western Hemisphere.
• U.S. will respect current European colonies in
  the Western Hemisphere.
• U.S. will not tolerate any European attempt to
  gain new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

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