MARKING PERIOD ENDS FRIDAY October 31, 2018 U.S. History Agenda: DO NOW: Multiple Choice Review NOTES #17: What major interactions did the early U.S. have with Europe? MARKING PERIOD ENDS FRIDAY

What major interactions did the early U.S. have with Europe? Notes #17

Britain’s impressment of U.S. sailors and ships During the early 1800s, the U.S. believed that Britain was violating their freedom of the seas. Britain’s impressment of U.S. sailors and ships

Congressmen Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun At the same time, many Americans wanted to see the U.S. expand its borders by taking territory owned by Britain in North America. Congressmen Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

As a result, the U.S. went to war with Britain in the War of 1812. President James Madison (1809–1817) War of 1812 (1812–1814)

The War of 1812 ended in a draw in 1814, but caused an increase in American feelings of nationalism. General Andrew Jackson  Burning of Washington (August 24, 1814) Attack on Fort McHenry (September 13–14, 1814)

Secretary of State John Quincy Adams Following the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. further expanded its borders by purchasing Florida from Spain in 1819. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams

President James Monroe In 1823, the U.S. adopted the Monroe Doctrine in an attempt to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere. President James Monroe (1817–1825)

The Monroe Doctrine declared that the U. S The Monroe Doctrine declared that the U.S. would view European interference in the Western Hemisphere (specifically in Latin America) as a threat.