Tension Between England

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Tension Between England The United States

• Chapter 7
• Section 3

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Violations of Neutrality

• British French tried to stop the U.S. from
  helping the other country while they were at war
  in 1803.
• British stopped U.S. ships to search for British
  sailors that deserted their navy.
• Sometimes they took American sailors by
  accident.

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Violations of Neutrality (Continued)

• Impressment The act of forcing someone to serve
  in the army or navy.
• British battleship stopped the U.S.S. Chesapeake
  and took sailors by force
• Americans were stunned! Something must be done!

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U.S.S. Chesapeake
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Impressment!
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Americans Respond!

• Embargo Act - Bans trade with ALL foreign
  countries. Meant to punish Britain France and
  show them we are serious.
• American merchants lose their two main markets
  and big money. People are upset with Jefferson
  and begin to smuggle goods. Britain and France
  are hardly effected.

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Americans Respond Continued

• Jefferson passes the Non-Intercourse Act.
• Banned trade with England France only.
• U.S. promised to start trading again with the
  first country that stopped violating U.S. Ships.

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Indians, Britain, Western Lands

• The British and Indians are upset with U.S.
  settlers for taking lands in the West.
• To help stop the U.S. from seizing western lands,
  the British arm the Indians and show support for
  Tecumsehs unification plan.

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Tecumseh
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Indians, Britain, Western Lands - Continued

• Tecumseh Shawnee Chief a great leader of
  Indians. He hoped to unite the Indian Tribes
  from the Northwest, South, and Mississippi Valley
  to stop U.S. settlers.

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Battle of Tippecanoe
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Battle of Tippecanoe

• Tecumseh made village in Indiana Territory near
  Tippecanoe / Wabash rivers.
• Gov. William Henry Harrison warned Tecumseh not
  to fight / resist the U.S. get out!
• Harrison attacked Indian village in 1811.

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Dont Go To War! (anti-War Hawks)

• Trade restrictions hurt the industrial New
  England economy. Federalists just want to get
  things back to normal.
• The U.S. is not prepared to fight another war!

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War Hawks!

• War Hawks Congressmen and citizens who wanted
  to declare war against Britain because
• British supplied Indians with guns out west
• British have interfered with U.S. trade and
  commerce (including impressment)
• We want to invade Canada and claim more land for
  the U.S.

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John C. Calhoun Henry Clay--War Hawks!
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James Madison