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Jefferson easily retained the presidency in 1804 162 electoral votes to 14 by Charles Cotesworth
Pinckney Second term not easy
escalating tensions between United States and France and Britain
At war with each other, F and GB warned US not to ship arms to the other
Britain acts in 1806 Stops U.S. ships to inspect cargoes and seizing
suspected deserters from the British navy along with many Americans
In June 1807American ship Chesapeake harboring some British
deserters ordered to stop by British
frigate Leopard Chesapeake refused
Leopard opened fire killing three Americans
right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay well within U.S. territory
Congress passed Embargo Act of 1807 bans all importation of British goods into the country
Act of 1807 was a disaster In New England heart of the shipping industry
unemployment rose Grain plummeted in value river traffic halted tobacco rotted in the South, and cotton went unpicked. Protest petitions flooded Washington
Federalist Party, fading away after its weak showing in the election of 1804, began to revive.
mid-1808, Jefferson indicated that he would not run for a third term.
James Madison elected Madison continued Jefferson's policy of economic pressure
on Britain and France with a modified embargo Impressments and other problems continue - leads to war
I will hand Portfolio II back todayPortfolio III due in no Later than
5:00 pm May 13th in my officeCan be handed in before that datePapers are about 3rd in the grading
pile at the moment
Balitmore Land and Sea Land attack repulsed
Ross killed Fort McHenry Massive bombardment Francis Scott Key
The Hartford Convention New England congressmen had voted against
going to war British continue to trade with New England
Federalists called Hartford Convention, 1814 Federalist New England secession
Hartford Convention demands drowned out by end of war and New Orleans victory
New Orleans
Jefferson New Orleans America “Achilles heel” 40% American trade
Andrew Jackson Peace declared Dec 24 1814 Battle new Orleans Jan 8
Independence began July 4th 1776 completed Jan 8th 1815
Conclusion Jefferson’s yeoman farmer dream
shattered Republican congress - headed
towards a market society and capitalist democracy
Young country confident and forward looking But with problems…
The Transportation Revolution After 1815: dramatic improvements in
transportation: Roads Steamboats Canals Railroads
Tied communities together Made a market society physically
possible
Improvements: Canals and Railroads Erie Canal
Hudson River – Lake Erie Completed 1825 Model for canal boom across country
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York Central 1820 – 40, 3000 miles 1840 – 60, 57,000 miles
Erie Canal at Lockport, New York
The Mohawk and Hudson Railroad’s DeWitt Clinton began service in 1831
Time and Money
Freight costs went down1815 -60 95% drop
Speeds improved Market revolution Foreign trade continued to expand Growing internal domestic market
From one boat to many
Post revolutionary war immigration had slowed to a trickle
But as the new century began the immigration rocketed
U.S. population and territory, 1790-1840
1790: pop. 3.9 million, in 13 states 1800: pop. 5.3 m. 16 states 1810: 7.2 m. 17 1820: 9.6 m. 23 1830: 12.9 m. 24 1840: 17.1 m. 26 land area (sq. mi.): 1790 0.86; 1840 1.75