The American Pageant Chapter 11 The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812 Cover Slide Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All

The American Pageant

Chapter 11

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian

Republic, 1800-1812

Cover Slide

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America, drawing by W. ClarkDrawn by Meriwether Lewis's traveling mate on the famous expedition and combining Clark's own observations with those of Indians and explorers, this 1814 map gave Americans their first view of the vast territory purchased in 1803. Clark's depiction of the Rockies was substantially accurate, his description of the Southwest less so. (Library of Congress Geography & Map division)

A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America, drawing by W. Clark


Chesapeake Encounter with the LeopardA painting of the British frigate Leopard firing its guns into the U.S.S. Chesapeake when the U.S. ship refused to be searched for British deserters. The British boarded the subdued Chesapeake and seized four deserters, three of them American citizens. Americans were humiliated and angered by the British violation of American rights. (Courtesy of William Gilkerson)

Chesapeake Encounter with the Leopard


Dolley Madison by Gilbert Stuart, 1804As the attractive young wife of Secretary of State James Madison, Dolley Madison acted virtually as the nation's First Lady during the administration of Jefferson, a widower. Friendly, tactful, and blessed with an unfailing memory for names and events, she added to her reputation as an elegant hostess after her husband became president. (© White House Historical Association)

Dolley Madison by Gilbert Stuart, 1804


Manning the Navy, English engraving showing the impressment of American sailorsThe impressment of sailors into the British navy from American ships was one of the more prominent causes of the War of 1812. This 1790 engraving shows an American sailor being seized at gunpoint while those who might try to assist him are elbowed aside. (Library of Congress)

Manning the Navy, English engraving showing the impressment of American sailors


New Orleans Under My WingsThe French and Spanish developed this port city during the eighteenth century. By century's end many in the United States saw New Orleans as a key to the new nation's future expansion and prosperity. (Chicago Historical Society)

New Orleans Under My Wings


The Shawnee chief Tecumseh Tecumseh and his brother, Prophet, led a revival of traditional Shawnee culture and preached Native American federation against white encroachment. In the War of 1812 they allied themselves with the British, but Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the Tames (1813) and British indifference thereafter caused Native Americans' resistance and unity to collapse. (Tecumseh: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, FMNH Neg. #A93851)

The Shawnee chief Tecumseh


Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1805This portrait of President Thomas Jefferson was painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1805. Charles Willson Peale (Rembrandt's father) and his five sons helped establish the reputation of American art in the new nation. Rembrandt Peale achieved fame for his presidential portraits; here he has captured Jefferson in a noble pose without the usual symbols of office or power, befitting the Republican age. ((c) Collection of The New-York Historical Society)

Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1805


Thomas Jefferson's Polygraph, 1806Jefferson judged this "polygraph" to be the finest invention of his age. He used it to make copies of his letters from 1806 until his death. (Monticello/Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc.)

Thomas Jefferson's Polygraph, 1806


Toussaint L'Ouverture by William Edouard ScottWith backing from the French, François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture (center) led his fellow slaves in a revolt against their French and Spanish masters, driving the Europeans from the West Indian island of Santo Domingo in 1791. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte double-crossed L'Ouverture in 1802, sending a French army to seize the island. Although L'Ouverture was captured, his army defeated the French, creating the republic of Haiti in 1804. (Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, AFAC Collection)

Toussaint L'Ouverture by William Edouard Scott


Map: Indian Territory, c. 1812

Indian Territory, c. 1812Frontier leaders like William Henry Harrison were very worried about unified Indian resistance in the years leading up to the War of 1812, and this map shows why. Strong Indian groups, some of which were allied with Tecumseh, formed a nearly solid frontier line on the nation's western borders. Harrison's efforts and the War of 1812 virtually destroyed this constraint on American expansion.


Map: Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the area of the United States and opened the trans-Mississippi West for American settlement.


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