Transcript james madison

Madison’s Presidency
1809-1817
Non-Intercourse Act 18091810
 United States Congress replaced the Embargo Act of
1807 with the Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809.
 Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for
those bound for British or French ports. The intent was
to damage the economies of the United Kingdom and
France. It was mostly ineffective, and contributed to the
coming of the War of 1812. In addition, it seriously
damaged the economy of the United States
War of 1812
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 In the War of 1812, the United States took on the greatest
naval power in the world, Great Britain.
 Causes of the war
 British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy's
impressment of American seamen and America's desire to
expand its territory. The United States suffered many costly
defeats at the hands of British, Canadian and Native
American troops over the course of the War of 1812,
including the capture and burning of the nation's capital,
Washington, D.C., in August 1814.
 1812-1815
Star Spangled Banner
Written in 1814
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 "The Star-Spangled Banner”
 National anthem of the United States. The lyrics come
from "Defence of Fort McHenry”, a poem written in
1814 by, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the
bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal
Navy ships in Chesapeake Bay during the Battle of Fort
McHenry in the War of 1812.
Treaty of Ghent 1814
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 The Treaty of Ghent, signed on 24 December
1814 in the Flemish city of Ghent, was the peace
treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the
United States of America and Great Britain. The
treaty restored relations between the two
nations.
Battle of New Orleans
1815
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 The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8,
1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
American forces, commanded by Major General
Andrew Jackson, defeated an invading British Army,
under General Edward Pakenham, the battle was fought
after the treaty because of slow communication.
Harford Convention
1814-1815
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 The Harford Convention was an event in 1814–1815
in Harford, Connecticut. New England Federalists
met to discuss their grievances concerning the
ongoing War of 1812.
 The convention discussed removing the three-fifths
compromise which gave slave states more power in
Congress and requiring a two-thirds supermajority in
Congress for the admission of new states, declarations of
war, and laws restricting trade. The Federalists also
discussed their grievances with the Louisiana
Purchase and the Embargo of 1807.
Second Bank of the US
Charted in 1816
 The Second Bank of the United States, located in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the second federally
authorized Hamiltonian National Bank in the United States
during its 20-year charter from February 1817 to January 1836
 A private corporation with public duties, the bank handled all
fiscal transactions for the US Government, and was
accountable to Congress and the US Treasury. Twenty percent
of its capital was owned by the federal government, the Bank's
single largest stockholder. Four thousand private investors held
80% of the Bank's capital, including one thousand Europeans.
The bulk of the stocks were held by a few hundred wealthy
Americans.[8] In its time, the institution was the largest
monied corporation in the world