Transcript James Madison - Birdville Independent School District

James Madison
4th President of the United States
James Madison
• James Madison born March 16,1751- died
June 28, 1836 - from Virginia.
• Wife was Dolly Madison.
• Founding Father of the U.S.
• Known as Father of the U. S. Constitution
• Secretary of State under T. Jefferson
• Marbury v. Madison – established principle
of Judicial Review
• Supervised the Louisiana Purchase and
sponsored the Embargo Act.
• 1st to ask Congress for Declaration of
War-June 18, 1812 – War of 1812
Election of 1808
Jefferson followed Washington's precedent,
feeling that two terms was enough for a President.
Jefferson's hand-picked successor was James
Madison. The Federalists once again ran Charles
Pinckney as their candidate. The campaign was once
again spirited with the Federalists bitterly
attacking Madison for the Embargo Act. When the
electors were selected however, it was clear that
opposition to the Embargo Act was not as
widespread as the Federalists had hoped and
Madison easily defeated Pinckney.
James Madison 122 Electoral votes
Charles Pinckney 47 Electoral votes
George Clinton
6 Electoral votes
James Madison Major Events
Domestic Events
• Treaty of Fort
Wayne (1809)
• Battle of Tippecanoe
(1811)
• 2nd Bank of the
United States (1811)
• Admittance of two
new statesLouisiana (1812) and
Indiana (1816)
• Hartford Convention
(1814)
Foreign Events
• Macon’s Bill No. 2
(1810)
• War of 1812 (18121815)
• Treaty of Ghent
Causes of the War of 1812
• Freedom of the seas- France and Great
Britain continued to interfere with U.S.
shipping.
• American resentment of Britain.
• American belief that the Britain in
Canada were arming and encouraging the
Native American resistance/attacks.
• American ambition to annex Canada and
Florida. Territorial expansion v.
maritime rights?
War of 1812 Phase 1
• U.S. declares war on Great Britain June
18, 1812
• U.S. navy victories
• 1813 British navy establish blockades
along American coast
• Sept. 1813, Oliver Perry’s fleet defeats
British on Lake Erie
• Oct. 1813, Gen. W.H. Harrison defeats
British @ Battle of Thames- Tecumseh
death
War of 1812 Phase 2
• In 1814, the war in Europe ends. Britain
focus attention on war in U.S.
• 1814, the British invade the U.S. and burn
Washington, D.C., but fail to capture
Baltimore
• 1814, the U.S. Navy defeat British on Lake
Champlain
• On Dec 24, 1814 the Treaty of Ghent is
signed in Paris officially ending the war.
• 1815, Andrew Jackson’s troops defeat
British at the Battle of New Orleans. The
battle made Jackson a national hero.
Battle Map
Detroit
Lake Erie
Lake Champlain
Thames
Tippecanoe
Washinton
Ft McHenry
New Orleans
Treaty of Ghent - 1814
• Negotiated by John Quincy Adams,
Albert Gallatin, and Henry Clay.
• Signed in Paris, France on December 24,
1814
• Officially ended the war between the
U.S. and Great Britain.
• Reestablished prewar boundaries- didn’t
settle the problems of neutrality,
impressments, and boundaries between
the two nations.
Legacy of the War of 1812
1. Growth of American Nationalism.
-Star-Spangled Banner by F. S. Key Often referred to as the Second War
for American Independence.
2. Strengthening of isolationism.
3. Increase in westward migration.
4. Encouragement of American Industry.
5. Disappearance of the Federalist Party.