ANGLOAMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE PAX BRITANNICA

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ANGLO-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE PAX BRITANNICA
From independence through at least the 1860s,
relations with Britain were the USs most
important foreign policy concern because the
British have the capital to stabilize the US
economy goods the US needs, especially
textiles, iron, steel, and manufactured
items the navy to enforce shipping laws the
base (Canada) and the power to be a land threat
to the US
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After the Jay Treaty (1795), US relations with
Britain improved, while the US dealt with the
Quasi-War with France. After 1805, however,
Anglo-American relations deteriorated again, with
the main points of contention being neutral
rights impressment British encouraging
Native American attacks on the US border
disputes
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WAR HAWKS
James Madison
Henry Clay
John Calhoun
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James Monroe
Robert Smith
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Dolley Madison
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TREATY OF GHENT (1814) U.S. NEGOTIATORS
John Quincy Adams
Albert Gallatin
Henry Clay
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James K. Polk
Daniel Webster