Foreign Policy related to the War of 1812 The Young Republic President Washington through President Monroe 1789-1824
Foreign Policy Summary Monroe s Monroe Doctrine Jefferson s Louisiana Purchase Embargo Act Madison s War of 1812 Washington s Neutrality Adams XYZ Affair Alien & Sedition Act
Washington President Washington remains neutral in the European War between France and Great Britain Jay s Treaty and Pinckney s Treaty prevent war
Adams & The XYZ Affair France attacks U.S. Ships going to Great Britain for trade To stop the attacks Adams sends a peace delegation The French ask for money to stop attacking!
XYZ Affair Grows! U.S. refuses to pay the bribe and builds a navy U.S. fights an undeclared naval war with France while Adams sends more people to the peace talks in France
XYZ Affairs ends France stops the attacks France was afraid it was pushing the U.S. into helping the British!
President Adams Adams increases the army and navy to defend the nation against French attacks. Adams negotiates the Convention of 1800 which brings peace between the French and U.S. navies
Alien & Sedition Acts Adams & the Federalists pass these laws that were trying to reduce the power of the Democratic- Republicans Alien Act lengthens the time aliens had to wait for citizenship from 5 to 14 years! Sedition Act fines or jail for people who say or write things against the Federalists! Against RAPPS & the 1 st amendment!
British warships stop American ships at sea and impressed U.S. sailors into the British Navy 1807 HMS Leopard attacks USS Chesapeake and removes sailors 3 Americans killed Thomas Jefferson 1801-1809
President Jefferson : Tripoli War U.S. fights the Barbary Pirates From 1801 to 1805 the U.S. Army and Navy fight a war in North Africa to stop attacks on U.S. shipping by the Tripoli pirates U.S. defeats pirates U.S. won t be attacked without fighting back!
Jefferson Passes Embargo Act of 1807 To stop British attacks on shipping and impressment of U.S. sailors, Jefferson & Congress forbid U.S. ships to sail to any foreign ports This causes a huge economic problem Why? Trade stops
1803 : Jefferson buys the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million! That is 3 cents / acre Louisiana Purchase Lewis & Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase from 1804 1806 Doubles the size of the nation Gives U.S. complete control of Mississippi River and New Orleans. 1803
Lewis & Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis & William Clark led expedition Purpose: to find a water route to the Pacific & gather scientific information Indian woman Sacagawea acted as guide and translator
Results of Lewis & Clark Accurate maps were made to help settlers move west Fur trade expanded as trappers went into the Rocky Mountains L & C wrongly called the west a desert. This made many think the plains were bad farmland Expedition
President James Madison Causes of the War of 1812 Great Britain continues to mess with our shipping b/c of its war with France Thousands of U.S. sailors are impressed into the British navy. (kidnapped forced to be a British sailor)
Washington D. C Burned 1814 capitol and the Presidential Mansion War of 1812 Key Battles British defeat France and send thousands of soldiers to fight the U.S.
Invasion of Chesapeake Bay After Burning Washington D.C. the British try to capture Baltimore, Maryland The Star Spangled Banner O say can you see is written during the attack. Francis Scott Key was the author
Star Spangled Banner Our national anthem!
Battle of the Thames U.S. troops defeat a combined British and Native American army lead by Tecumseh. Gen. William Henry Harrison becomes a hero! This is the last big Indian War east of the Mississippi River
Battle of New Orleans Britain tries to Capture New Orleans and the Mississippi River Gen. Andrew Jackson is sent to defend the city
Battle of New Orleans Jackson crushes the British Britain 2000 KWM U.S. 24 KWM! Battle fought two weeks after peace treaty! Weird! Jackson and Harrison become hero presidents!
President James Monroe With the end of the War of 1812, the U.S. begins to look at things here in our hemisphere and not so much in Europe Spain loses colonies in America We decide to help keep Europe from making new colonies!
President James Monroe Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine Mexico, Bolivia, and other nations will no longer be colonies so don t try it! Europe Stay Out! U.S. will protect them U.S. will stay out of European stuff & Europe will stay out of our hemisphere
Foreign Policy Summary Monroe s Monroe Doctrine Jefferson s Louisiana Purchase Embargo Act Madison s War of 1812 Washington s Neutrality Adams XYZ Affair Alien & Sedition Act