Nationalism Ascendant Topic One 10/08/07 Period 2 APUSH Sarah, Jaron, Katie, Miriam, Abby, and Claire

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Nationalism AscendantTopic One10/08/07Period
2APUSHSarah, Jaron, Katie, Miriam, Abby, and
Claire
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• During President Jeffersons and Madisons terms
  three significant decisions changed history,
  specifically American nationalism. Those three
  events consist of
• Louisiana Purchase
• Embargo Act (1807)/U.S. Tariff Policies
• War of 1812

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Before Louisiana Purchase

• Background Info
• - Revolution of 1800
• - Jeffersons Democratic-Republican win
• America remained consistent between the two-party
  system by keeping Federalist regimes intact, as
  well as changing some to create better conditions
  from the common people.
• These new accomplishments led to the desire to
  buy New Orleans from France in 1802-1803

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What was It?

• An agreement between America and France made by
  James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston.
• James Monroe was originally sent to Paris, to
  delegate a deal to receive solely New Orleans for
  10 million.
• However, he bought trans-Mississippi River and
  New Orleans from France for 15 million on April
  30th, 1803, nearly doubling land owned by the
  United States.
• Why did Napoleon sell?
• Yellow Fever Spread in France
• French troops weakened
• Santa Domingo lost
• Wanted to prevent America
• joining with Britain

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Effects on Nationalism

• Although exponential growth of the nations size
  gained pride, it also made it harder to control
  Americans.
• Agriculture development
• encouraged the rise of an industrial revolution,
  leading America towards prosperity.
• Land growth resulted in opulence, which gained
  confidence in Americans shown through Nationalism.

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Significance

• United States land investment allowed the nation
  to unite as a majority, and make final decisions.
  
• Common economic ideals were spreading unanimously
  among Americans.
• Further ideas were building in order to reach
  the economic goals.
• Americans desire to become a powerful nation
  resulted in national pride and an emerging
  identity.

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Before the Embargo Act

• After the Louisiana Purchase, Napoleon reentered
  war with Britain.
• Britain dominated the ocean. Napoleon dominated
  the land.
• Indirect economic conflicts between Britain and
  France put America in the middle.
• Orders of Council, 1806
• Seizure of American ships and U.S. Sailors
• Chesapeake ship conflict, 1807

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What were The Embargo Act and US Tariffs?

• President Jeffersons peaceful coercion to avoid
  war
• The Embargo (1807) meant there were to be no
  American exports.
• To prove France and Britains dependency on
  Americas raw materials
• Thus, causing them to stop the seizure of
  American ships and citizens.
• The repeal of the Embargo on May 1, 1809, lead to
  the Non-Intercourse Act which opened trade with
  all nations except France and Britain.
• Temporary solution until 1810, when it expired.
• Congress, under Madison passes the Macon Bill
• American trade will reopen the British and French
  economy if Britain and France eliminated the
  commercial restrictions held on each others
  ports.

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Effects on Nationalism

• Americans disliked the act
• -ironically, united Americans because of their
  common struggle
• -Americans did not want to seem overpowered by
  or dependent on, European trade.
• Americas stubborn desire to be recognized as a
  power and to be respected for their neutrality
  helps create the nationalist image that can be
  seen in American culture today.

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Significance

• Embargo Act
• The formation of industrial factories
• Jefferson did more economic destruction to his
  own country than to Britain or France.
• Rebirth in Federalism
• US Tariff Policies
• Congress realization of dependency on European
  trade
• Loss of credibility to the American Congress
• Reality check

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Background before War of 1812

• Jeffersons presidency
• Embargo Act (1807)
• Followed by Non-Intercourse Act (1809)
• Madisons presidency
• Macons Bill Number 2 (1810)
• Removed all trade restrictions
• Asked England and France to remove trade laws
• Would reinstate embargo on the one that did not

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Commonly Believed Causes

• War Hawks
• Members of House of 12th Congress
• War advocates
• Indian violence on frontier
• Territorial expansion
• More indirectly, national honor.
• Impressment
• British forcing U.S. sailors into Royal Navy

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The War

• Congress declares war June 18, 1812
• Major events of war
• America advances first on Canada, defeated.
• British strategy to blockade coast and raid.
• Napoleonic Wars end, British send veterans
• Bladensburg races
• Burning of Washington
• Plattsburg U.S. victory (defending New York)
• New Orleans U.S victory (Andrew Jackson)

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Lundys Lane
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Effects on Nationalism

• U.S. did not officially win, yet nor did they
  lose.
• Not one inch of territory ceded or lost.
• War forces union sectionalism weakened.
• Pride in American industrialism.
• Rebuild Washington with sense of pride.

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Significance

• Americas second War for Independence
• Established respect for nation.
• Friendly relations with British.
• Democratic-Republican experiment passed test of
  war.
• Precursor to both Era of Good Feelings and the
  Panic of 1819.

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Conclusion

• It is proven that
• Louisiana Purchase
• Expansion of land, resulting in economical growth
  through agriculture and trade which gained power
  for America, increasing nationalism.
• Embargo Act Tariff Policies
• Americans dependency on European trade was
  initiated and taxes were reinstated in order to
  increase economy as manufacturing grew and
  Americas national power.
• War of 1812
• Fight for Americans independence, to prevent
  foreign abuse, which resulted in national pride
  as American prospered through defeats.

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