Angry Federalists

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Angry Federalists

• New England Federalist grow worried
• LA Purchase deal will swing more power toward
  Jeffersons dream of agricultural nation
• Give more power to the South
• Jefferson triumphantly re-elected 1804
• Trouble on the horizon.

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Most famous duel in historyJuly 1804

• Hamilton Burr long time political enemies
• Burr running for Governor of NY 1804. Hamilton
  campaigns against him. Burr loses
• Tensions reached a bursting point with Hamilton's
  journalistic defamation of Burr's character
• Blaming Hamilton, Burr calls for a duel
• 10 paces. Burr turns kills Hamilton.
• Indicted for murder never brought to trial.
  Flees to the west

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Aaron Burra Conspiracy

• Political hopes fading
• LA Purchase represents opportunity
• Plots to separate LA territory from US
• Pry land from the LA Purchase w/ a small,
  well-armed army build his own empire
• Perhaps he might even get Mexico
• Befriends Gen. James Wilkinson, Commander in
  chief of US Army. He is Gov. Of No Louisiana
  territory

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TREASON

• Burr proposes to Great Britain hell help them
  take western US territory in exchange for
  ships to help him w mission
• Travels across country looking for supporters
• Wilkinson rats him out tells Jefferson
• Trial of the century. Burrs act of treason not
  specific proof as directly stated in
  Constitution. He is acquitted!
• Career in ruins. Attempts to get French Britain
  to launch joint attack on US.

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EMBARGO

• Definition
• An order of a government prohibiting the
  departure of commercial ships from its ports
• A legal prohibition on commerce

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Embargo Act 1807

• Britain France still fighting for control of
  Europe.
• Britains royal navy shut down European harbors
  to American ships
• America caught in the middle
• Jefferson wants to remain neutral
• British system of IMPRESSMENT of American
  soldiers. Forcible enlistment of our soldiers.
• Over 6000 American soldiers impressed. Many die
  or are killed

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Jeffersons alternative

• Jefferson tries economic method vs. war
• Law forbids the export of all goods from the
  United States
• Embargo act is disastrous
• American people furious
• No exports no business no
• Congress repeals act 3 days before Jefferson
  retires.

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Activity Choose one.

• Complete cartoon analysis sheet for Embargo Act
  cartoon
• Research tradition of dueling and the code duello
  (written rules of dueling). Provide brief
  summary. Honorable or violent?
• Write 1-2 paragraphs on a current US embargo.

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Got Milk?

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOLSsswr6z9Y