1. The War of 1812 Conflict in the Atlantic and the West
Impressment – British practice of seizing ships and forcing sailors into the British Navy
Chesapeake/Leopard incident
June 22, 1807, the British HMS Leopard pursued the USS Chesapeake off the coast of Virginia. The captain of the Leopard sent a message demanding to search the Chesapeake for British naval deserters but the Chesapeake’s Commodore James Barron refused. The Leopard opened fire and the Chesapeake, poorly armed, was forced to surrender, but not before several crew members were wounded or killed. The British removed four deserters from the Chesapeake’s crew. Only one of them was British – the rest were American seamen who had been impressed into British naval service.
The Embargo of 1807: Jefferson tries to stay neutral
US cut off ALL trade with ALL countries – huge disaster
Other embargoes follow
Non-intercourse Act – U.S. will not trade ONLY with Eng and France
Macon’s Bill #2 – U.S. will not trade ONLY with Eng. OR France

2. The War of 1812
War Hawks want the U.S. to gain more territory – CANADA and be done with Indian issues
Tecumseh and Natives were provided guns by the British – eventually defeated by William Henry Harrison (future President) at the Battle of Tippecanoe
Southern and Western Democratic-Republican Congressmen (Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun) pushed for war
Most Federalists were against the war, why?

3. The War of 1812 The War of 1812 – Second War of Independence
U.S. burned the British capital in York (Canda)
British burned the White House in Washington D.C.
U.S. has most of its success fighting on the Great Lakes – otherwise barely won any significant land battles
Federalists Oppose the War:
Hartford Convention (1814) – meeting of Federalists to address grievances
Propose amendments to make war more difficult to declare and to elect Presidents from states other than Virginia
Some Federalists urge secession from the U.S.
But the Federalist Party appears to be sore losers and the party fades from existence
Treaty of Ghent:
No land was gained or lost
2 weeks after the Treaty was signed the U.S. wins the Battle of New Orleans (Andrew Jackson)

4. Federalists run the Supreme Court
The Federalist Legacy:
John Marshall’s Federalist View:
Strengthened the power of the Fed govt AND the Supreme Court
National Supremacy:
McCulloch v. Maryland – BUS was declared constitutional; states cannot tax federal government
Gibbons v. Ogden – Only Congress, NOT states, can control INTERstate commerce
Upholding Vested Property Rights:
Dartmouth College v. Woodward – contracts cannot be altered by the government

5. Foreign Diplomacy The Diplomacy of Sec of State John Q. Adams
Rush-Bagot Treaty limited the American and British navies to just two ships on any of the Great Lakes
Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) – US gained Florida, gave up claims to TX to Spain
Anglo-American Conference of established the US-Canadian border at the 49th parallel
Monroe Doctrine – Europe must stay out of the Western Hemisphere, America will not get involved in European affairs.