1. Chapter 10
Section 3

3.  By 1784
Americans had
established trade
with China, and by
the 1790’s, New
Englanders traded
all along the Pacific
Northwest.

4. Traders also
traded w/ the
Barbary
States,
northern
nations along
the African
continent.

5. The
problem
was
pirates!

6. History of Barbary Trade
Pre-Revolution: Britain
paid the tribute (bribes) that
the Barbary nations
demanded to keep pirates
from stealing ships and
cargo.

7. During American
Revolution: France, our
ally, paid the tribute.

8. Washington’s Presidency:
Jefferson, Sec. of State,
tried to get a coalition of
nations together to quit
paying the tribute.

9. They refused.
Each country,
including the
U.S., paid.

10. Adams paid almost 1/5 of
our entire budget to the
corsairs, and still American
sailors were kidnapped and
ransomed!

11. When Jefferson became
President, he quit paying.

12. Instead, he imposed his
own blockade.
Congress would not declare
war.

13. The
Philadelphia
ran aground
on a sandbar
off Tripoli. We
surrendered
the ship and
307 men.

14. He sent Lt.
Stephen
Decatur to
burn our
ship in the
harbor.

15. They killed 20
pirates in 20
minutes, &
escaped the
harbor safely.

16. American ships bombarded
Tripoli on several occasions,
but when the marines hit, a
treaty was reached.

17. After the War of 1812,
during Madison’s
Presidency, we were
threatened by Algiers, and
formally declared hostilities.

18. Decatur led an
incredible
attack that took
486 prisoners.
No more tribute
would ever be
paid to the
Barbary States.

19. Other naval problems
Britain impressed U. S. sailors
for service in their navy, and
France also took ships.

20. Jefferson imposed the
Embargo Act, (no foreign
trade) hoping to cut off their
supplies.

21. $108 EXPORTS
million
It hurt our
economy
more than it
did theirs.
$22 million

22. Some Americans turned to
smuggling.

23. Realizing the Embargo Act
had failed, Congress
replaced it w/ the
Nonintercourse Act.

24. America could trade w/ all
except England and France.

25. 1808
After
Jefferson’s 2
terms,
Madison
(Rep.)
became
President.

26. Section 4
Natives were unhappy w/
white settlers moving in.

27. Section 4
Tecumseh and his brother,
The Prophet, believed that
whites were corrupting the
culture and values of
Indians.

28. Section 4
They
organized
several
tribes in
resistance.

29. William Henry
Harrison, Gov.
of the Indiana
Territory,
defeated The
Prophet at the
Battle of
Tippecanoe.

30. (Harrison
later
became our
9 President)
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31. Building toward war w/Britain
They were helping the
Indians
They would not respect our
neutrality, and they did not
jump at our trade offer.

32. Building toward war w/Britain
War Hawks said Britain was
treating us like a colony.

33. War

Hawks
were led by
Henry Clay
(Kentucky)

34. Building toward war w/Britain
 They wanted to take Canada
and Florida.

They said settlers would be
safe without Brits goading
the Indians.

35. Congress declared war in
June of 1812.

36. Section 5
Reduced spending on the
military during Jefferson’s
administration left us
needing volunteers.

37. The British navy was superior,
but we had success w/ ships
like the USS Constitution.

38. The fight for Canada
Brock (Br.) suckered Hull
(Am.) into retreat across the
border from Detroit.

39. The fight for Canada
Oliver Hazard Perry (Am)
battled heroically at Lake
Erie.

40. His quote: We have met the
enemy, and they are ours.

41. The fight for Canada
Harrison pushed back Brits
and Indian allies from
Detroit to win the Battle of
the Thames.

42. To the South
The Cherokees
helped Andrew
Jackson’s
troops defeat
the Creeks at
Horseshoe
Bend.

43. The British Advance on Washington
Brits came in from the
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
They set fire to the White House.

44. The British Advance on
Washington
Dolly Madison was able to
save the portrait of George
Washington before she fled
to safety.

45. The British Advance on
Washington
They marched north to
Baltimore and Ft. McHenry,
where Frances Scott Key
wrote “The Star Spangled
Banner.”

46. Meanwhile
Philadelphia-Richard Allen
and Absalom James recruited
men to fortify the city.

47. Meanwhile
Hartford, Connecticut-
Federalists met to protest war
and possibly secede from the
Union.

48. A decisive victory, but two weeks
late….
Andrew Jackson took
Spanish Pensacola and
Mobile to get ready for battle
in New Orleans.

49. A decisive victory, but two weeks
late….
He enlisted help of
Choctaws, African-
Americans, and N.O. citizens
to win big in the Big Easy.

50. Treaty of Ghent ended the War
Nothing really settled
Canada still British

51. Treaty of Ghent ended the War
The good thing-Americans
felt they had gained respect
as a nation and had a
national pride

52. Treaty of Ghent ended the War
Heroes like
Harrison
and
Jackson
later
became
Presidents

53.  William Henry
Harrison won
the presidency
in 1840 with
the slogan,
“Tippecanoe
and Tyler Too.”
This refers to
his
participation in
the Battle of
Tippecanoe in
1811. One year
later, he died.

54.  From then, until the election of Ronald
Reagan in 1980, every president elected in a
year ending in a zero died while serving their
term.

55. The years and presidents who suffered this
curse were: 1840 (W Harrison - natural
causes), 1860 (Lincoln - shot), 1880 (Garfield
- shot), 1900 (McKinley - shot), 1920 (Harding
- natural causes), 1940 (F Roosevelt - natural
causes) and 1960 (Kennedy - shot).
Interestingly, an assassination attempt was
aimed at Reagan - had it succeeded, he
would have died before the end of his first
term.