Conflict and blockade btwn Britain and France led to capture of American ships

British policy of impressmentForced captured Am. Sailors to join navy

Jefferson had Congress place an embargo on European powers (1807)Americans were neutral, honor it!Hurt more than helped, lifted ban in 1809,

EXCEPT against Britain and France

War Hawks Demand War

Tecumseh, Shawnee chiefNative Americans must form confederacyReturn to native beliefs

Nov. 1811, Prophet (T’s younger bro) attacked Gen. Wm Henry Harrison’s troopsHarrison then attacked Shawnee capital on

banks of Tippecanoe R. U.S. won Battle of TippecanoeDiscovered N. Americans used weapons from

British Canada

War w/ Shawnee

James Madison, elected in 1808 (Dem-Rep)Declared war against British 1812

War in Canada and the northern U.S. difficultU.S. experienced numerous setbacksBritish navy superior—blockaded east coastBritish entered D.C. and burned Wht. House,

Capitol, public buildingsFed. Officials fled capital on 8-24-1814

War Brings Mixed Results

Gen. who defeated Creek tribe in Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Mar. 1814.

Jan. 8, 1815, Battle of New OrleansDefeated superior British forceOccurred AFTER war was over

Andrew Jackson

Signed Christmas Eve, 1814Declared an armistice (end to fighting)Did not address shipping issues or

impressment1815: commercial treaty reopened trade1817: Rush-Bagot agreement limited number of

warships1818: n boundary of Louisiana Territory set at 49th

parallel to Rocky Mts; joint occupation of Oregon Territory

Treaty of Ghent