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March 11 2010

 * Monroe Doctrine

Agenda** 1-Look at Study Guide 2- Monroe Doctrine 3-Your Question 4-Review Game

James Monroe is now President
 * 1820 people of the Latin America and Mexico are tired of the Spanish Empire.
 * Simon Boulevar leads a resistant against the Spanish empire to declare their independence from them.
 * President Monroe says to Europe to stay away from North and South Americas and not take back American colonies and the Americans would not go to Europe.
 * Monroe Doctrine was given in 1823. End of Monroe's second term.


 * Stuff that is on the Test**
 * What was the low point of the war? Burning of DC
 * At what battle did Francis Scott Key write the Star Spangled Banner? Battle of Baltimore
 * What battle made Andrew Jackson an American War Hero? The Battle of New Orleans


 * Wednesday March 10 2010**


 * War of 1812**

James Madison is now President.

 * Americans invaded British North America (Present day Canada) and get charged out of Canada.
 * The Americans were creating a navy on Lake Erie and won a few naval battles against the British.
 * The capital was defended by a militia. When they saw the organized professional army, they ran away and the British burned down most of the buildings and the White House.
 * The British decided to attack Baltimore, for the British believed that many privateers who had raided British ships were there.
 * Treaty of Ghent was signed by the British and Americans and moderated by the Russians.
 * The Battles of New Orleans was fought 2 weeks after the war actually ended.

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 * Tuesday March 9 2010

War of 1812** Second Term of Jefferson Causes for the War
 * Mid Western Indian (Ohio, Kentucky, etc.) Conflict
 * Warhawks
 * Impressment

Impressment is forcing people into service. When Britain and France were at war, America was trading supplies to both countries, but France and Britain didn't like that so they both seized American ships. Britain needed a larger navy so they forced American sailors into the Royal Navy. This caused many Americans to want to go to war. Then in 1807 Jefferson ordered an embargo that blocked all trade to all countries of the world. Then, in 1809 Jefferson admitted that the total embargo had failed so Congress lifted the ban into a milder Nonintercourse Act. Allowed people to trade with everyone, but England and France.

Mid Western Indian conflict pushed us into the war because the English were arming the Indians and encouraged by them to attack the Americans. Many of the Native Americans were attacking all the settlers that came into the frontier controlled by Indians. All the Native Americans or at least many of the tribes put aside differences and created a confederacy led by Tecumseh to defend their land. Then once the ban on trade with France and England was about to end. So congress authorized President Madison to give an offer to the nations. It was that if one of the countries stopped seizing American ships then they would block trade to the other nation. So Napolean quickly respected America's neutrality and America blocked all trade to England.

Warhawks were the congressmen from the frontier such as Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. They made huge speeches in congress about why we should go to war with Britain because of all the death that occured with the battles between the Indians and settlers. This pushed us into the War of 1812.