Do Now

• Was the election of Jefferson really a “revolution”? – 3-4 sentences– In your answer, include at least three key

events that support your answer (5 POL points)

Agenda: Thursday 11/21/13

1. Do-Now - 15

2. American Journeys extra credit - 2

3. President Madison & War of 1812 - 35

4. Essay brainstorm - 25

5. Exit ticket – 10

• HW: FRQ essay – Please have it done by Tuesday! (hard copy)

Focus Questions:

• What caused the war of 1812? Was this a second war for independence?

• How did the policies of the Republican presidencies compare with their Federalist predecessors?

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Where are we?

• 1808 – Jefferson’s embargo– What did it hope to achieve?– Was it a success?– Was it popular?

• "Never did a prisoner, released from his chains, feel such relief as I shall on shaking off the shackles of power.''

President James Madison

• Inherits a weak economy

• Inherits foreign tensions with Britain & France

• 1809 – Congress had repealed Embargo

• 1809 - Imposed a non-intercourse act

How did the US end up at war with Britain yet again?

• 1810: Macon’s Bill #2

• 1810: Duke de Cadore letter

• 1809-1812: War Hawks

• Fall, 1811: Tecumseh’s Confederacy & Battle of Tippecanoe

• June 1812: Congress declares war on Britain

WWHD (What Would Hamilton Do)?

• If the Federalists has been in power, what policy do you think they’d have taken towards Britain?

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Aftermath

• December 1814: Treaty of Ghent– Status quo resumes

• January 1815: Battle of New Orleans (…full-time whistle had blown, so it doesn’t count…?)

• Dec 1814: Hartford Convention – embarrassment to Federalists– Federalists declined– 1817-1825 = “Era of Good Feelings”

Economic effects• 1800 – US exports mostly natural materials &

re-exports

• 1800 – Imports manufactured goods from Britain

• War & trade disruption stimulated US manufacturing– 1814 – Francis Cabot Lowell starts first US textile

mill (Boston Manufacturing Co.)

• Also stimulated national infrastructure – Erie Canal project

Discuss:

• How did the Federalists and Republicans swap political positions during the war?

Exit Ticket

• How did the policies of the Republican presidencies compare with their Federalist predecessors? (5 content)

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FRQ essay

• To what extent did the nation achieve political and economic stability during the period 1789-1814? In your answer, consider the challenges the nation faced from domestic and foreign affairs.

• Why/How/Is/Did…?• What/When/Where/…?

1790’s: Federalist v Republican1790’s: Federalist v Republican

• Strong Central Government

• “Loose” interpretation of the Constitution

• Encouraged commerce & manufacturing

• Strongest support in the northeast

• Favoured closer ties with Britain

• Emphasized order & stability

– Emphasized states’ rights– “Strict” interpretation of the

Constitution– Preference for agriculture &

rural life– Strength in South & West– Foreign policy sympathized

with France– Emphasized civil liberties

and trust in the people

US Economic growth 1790-1820Year Nominal GDP (million of Dollars) Real GDP (millions of 2009

dollars)Population (in thousands)

1790 189 4,351 3,929

1795 383 6,436 4,563

1800 480 7,994 5,297

1805 561 9,619 6,180

1810 706 11,481 7,224

1812 786 12,482 7,651

1813 969 13,192 7,867

1814 1,078 13,744 8,085

1815 925 13,855 8,308

1820 710 15,574 9,618