Transcript Problems with Foreign Powers notes

The United States Faces
Foreign Problems
Problems with Europe
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France went to war with Spain
and Great Britain in 1793.
The US wanted to remain neutral
Neutral = not taking sides
Adams elected 2nd president
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John Adams was
elected the 2nd
president in 1797.
Thomas Jefferson
came in 2nd so he
became the vicepresident.
Alien and Sedition Acts
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Adams did not like getting criticized and that’s what the
Democratic- Republicans were always doing.
Sedition Act – Speaking out against the government
became illegal. (Kind of a violation of the First
Amendment don’t you think)
Alien Act – extended the duration of residence required for
aliens to become citizens to 14 years.
authorized the president to deport any resident alien
considered "dangerous to the peace and safety of the
United States.”
authorized the president to apprehend and deport resident
aliens if their home countries were at war with the United
States of America.
Problems with France
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Adams faced problems with France.
They were attacking American
merchant ships.
Many Americans wanted to go to war
with France but Congress would not
declare war.
Congress still wanted the U.S. to be
neutral.
Presidential election of 1800
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Thomas Jefferson, a DemocraticRepublican ran against President Adams, a
Federalist in the election of 1800.
The main issues of the campaign were free
speech and the size of government.
Jefferson won because many people had
begun to not trust the Federalists.
Thomas Jefferson as President
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Jefferson believed that
government should be
as small as possible.
He thought that under
the Federalists, the
government had spent
too much money.
Jefferson spent much
less money and he
lowered taxes.
The US doubles in size
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In 1803, Napoleon, the leader of France
needed money to fight the war against
England.
France owned a large amount of land in
North America. They offered to sell it to the
U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase
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France wanted to sell the Louisiana territory
to the US for 15 million dollars.
In 1803, President Jefferson agreed to buy
the land, doubling the size of the US.
The Louisiana Purchase
Problems with Great Britain and
France
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In 1803, France and Great Britain went to
war again.
Both countries put up blockades along the
coasts. They did this to stop merchant ships
from coming in or going out.
Blockade=shutting off of a port by the
enemy to prevent passage in or out
Impressment
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The British started
boarding American
ships and forcing them
into the British navy.
This was called
impressment.
Many Americans
wanted to go to war
with Great Britain over
this.
James Madison becomes president
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In 1809, James
Madison became the
fourth president.
He asked Congress
to declare war
against Great Britain
for the impressment
of American
citizens.
The War of 1812 begins
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On June 12, 1812, Congress declared war
on Great Britain.
The war was fought in Canada and the
United States.
In 1814, the British invaded Washington
D.C. and burned the Capitol and the White
House.
As a result, more Americans joined the war
effort.
The war ends
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The war would continue until 1815.
On January 8, 1815, the Americans led by
Andrew Jackson defeated the British army
at the Battle of New Orleans.
The war accomplished almost nothing, but
it did create a feeling of patriotism in the
United States.
Many people felt that the War of 1812 was
the Second American Revolution.