Transcript Chapter Eleven

Cover Slide
The American
Pageant
Chapter 11
The Triumphs
and Travails of
the Jeffersonian
Republic, 1800-1812
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A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America, drawing by W. Clark
A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track Across the Western Portion of North America,
drawing by W. Clark
Drawn by Meriwether Lewis's traveling mate on the famous expedition and combining Clark's
own observations with those of Indians and explorers, this 1814 map gave Americans their first
view of the vast territory purchased in 1803. Clark's depiction of the Rockies was substantially
accurate, his description of the Southwest less so. (Library of Congress Geography & Map
division)
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Chesapeake Encounter with the Leopard
Chesapeake Encounter with the Leopard
A painting of the British frigate Leopard firing its guns into the U.S.S. Chesapeake
when the U.S. ship refused to be searched for British deserters. The British boarded
the subdued Chesapeake and seized four deserters, three of them American citizens.
Americans were humiliated and angered by the British violation of American rights.
(Courtesy of William Gilkerson)
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Dolley Madison by Gilbert Stuart, 1804
Dolley Madison by Gilbert Stuart,
1804
As the attractive young wife of Secretary
of State James Madison, Dolley Madison
acted virtually as the nation's First Lady
during the administration of Jefferson, a
widower. Friendly, tactful, and blessed
with an unfailing memory for names and
events, she added to her reputation as an
elegant hostess after her husband became
president. (© White House Historical
Association)
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Manning the Navy, English engraving showing the impressment of American sailors
Manning the Navy, English engraving showing the impressment of American
sailors
The impressment of sailors into the British navy from American ships was one of the
more prominent causes of the War of 1812. This 1790 engraving shows an American
sailor being seized at gunpoint while those who might try to assist him are elbowed
aside. (Library of Congress)
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New Orleans Under My Wings
New Orleans Under My Wings
The French and Spanish developed this port city during the eighteenth century. By
century's end many in the United States saw New Orleans as a key to the new
nation's future expansion and prosperity. (Chicago Historical Society)
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The Shawnee chief Tecumseh
The Shawnee chief Tecumseh
Tecumseh and his brother, Prophet, led a
revival of traditional Shawnee culture
and preached Native American
federation against white encroachment.
In the War of 1812 they allied
themselves with the British, but
Tecumseh's death at the Battle of the
Tames (1813) and British indifference
thereafter caused Native Americans'
resistance and unity to collapse.
(Tecumseh: Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, FMNH Neg. #A93851)
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Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1805
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt
Peale, 1805
This portrait of President Thomas
Jefferson was painted by Rembrandt
Peale in 1805. Charles Willson Peale
(Rembrandt's father) and his five sons
helped establish the reputation of
American art in the new nation.
Rembrandt Peale achieved fame for his
presidential portraits; here he has
captured Jefferson in a noble pose
without the usual symbols of office or
power, befitting the Republican age. ((c)
Collection of The New-York Historical
Society)
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Thomas Jefferson's Polygraph, 1806
Thomas Jefferson's Polygraph, 1806
Jefferson judged this "polygraph" to be the finest invention of his age. He used it to
make copies of his letters from 1806 until his death. (Monticello/Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation, Inc.)
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Toussaint L'Ouverture by William Edouard Scott
Toussaint L'Ouverture by William
Edouard Scott
With backing from the French, François
Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
(center) led his fellow slaves in a revolt
against their French and Spanish
masters, driving the Europeans from the
West Indian island of Santo Domingo in
1791. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
double-crossed L'Ouverture in 1802,
sending a French army to seize the
island. Although L'Ouverture was
captured, his army defeated the French,
creating the republic of Haiti in 1804.
(Amistad Research Center, New Orleans,
AFAC Collection)
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Map: Indian Territory, c. 1812
Indian Territory, c. 1812
Frontier leaders like William Henry Harrison were very worried about unified Indian resistance in the years leading up to the
War of 1812, and this map shows why. Strong Indian groups, some of which were allied with Tecumseh, formed a nearly
solid frontier line on the nation's western borders. Harrison's efforts and the War of 1812 virtually destroyed this constraint
on American expansion.
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Map: Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the area of the United States and opened the trans-Mississippi West for American
settlement.
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