The War of 1812

1. What did the livelihoods of many

Americans depend on at the time?

• trade with foreign nations.

• fishing for the seafood markets

What gave an additional boost to

American shipping?

• Inexpensive shipping rates

• War between the French and British in

  the mid 1790s gave an additional

What did the Barbary Pirates

demand of the boats they captured?

• Impressment of American sailors

• tribute, or protection money, from European governments to let their ships pass safely.

What was Decatur’s “bold and

daring deed”?

• He burned the captured ship to prevent the pirates from using it.

• He threw the pirate captain and crew into jail.

WHAT WERE THE PROBLEMS JAMES MADISON HAD TO DEAL WITH WHEN HE BECAME PRESIDENT?

• the economy and selecting a cabinet

• issues on the frontier and in foreign affairs

WHAT WERE NATIVE AMERICANS UPSET ABOUT?

• Settlers were moving on to lands that had been guaranteed to Native Americans by the confederacy.

• Settlers were moving on to lands that had been guaranteed to Native Americans by treaty.

WHY DID TECUMSEH FORM AN ALLIANCE WITH THE BRITISH?

• He believed that a strong alliance, with the backing of the British in Canada, could put a halt to white movement onto Native American lands.

• He believed that a strong alliance, with the backing of the French in Canada, could put a halt to white movement onto Native American lands.

WHAT DID THE PROPHET URGE NATIVE AMERICANS TO DO?

• They should, he said, take up

  practices learned from the white invaders:

• They should, he said, give up

  practices learned from the white invaders:

Who were the War Hawks?

• A group of young, ambitious American men who began to

  favor stronger state government.

• A group of young, ambitious American men who began to

  favor expansion of the United States.

Why was it important for the United States to remain “neutral”?

• As long as the United States remained neutral, shippers could continue doing business.

• As long as the United States remained neutral, fur trappers could continue doing business.