War of 1812- Foreign Causes

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War of 1812- Foreign Causes

• I. Foreign France and England attacking American
  merchant ships/impressment
• French Revolution turns violent Jeffersons
  Democratic-Republicans favor
• Washington stays out Neutrality Proclamation
  1793 U.S. just beginning
• Jays Treaty Britain wont attack in future,
  but wont pay for past attacks

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War of 1812 Foreign Causes

• Washingtons Farewell Address stay out of
  foreign alliances policy for next 100 years
• Adams next president XYZ Affair American
  ambassadors not bribed
• Jefferson deals with France
• Embargo Act dont trade with anyone totally
  fails/destroys economy
• Nonintercourse Act Trade w/ everyone but
  Britain/France

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War of 1812-Domestic Causes

• II. Causes Domestic
• British forts along frontier
• British Helping Native Americans fight colonists
  moving west
• Wipe out Canada Indians will have no home
  base/British support
• Tecumseh tries to unite Indians big battle lost
  at Tippecanoe

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III. Federalists opposed to war

• Embargo of 1807 hurting trade
• Supported Britain
• Later have Hartford Convention and threaten to
  have New England secede
• Signals end of Federalist Party bad idea to
  talk of new country during wartime

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IV. Importance of War of 1812

• Peace Treaty (Treaty of Ghent) changes nothing
  status quo ante bellum same as before
• Andrew Jackson becomes war hero
• Establishes national song Star Spangled Banner
• Unites Americans against common enemy
• American beginnings of strong navy USS
  Constitution Old Ironsides