2. Attacking American
Boats
• France abducted American boats trading
with Britain
• Britain abducted twice as many boats as
France did
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3. Great Britain on
The Seas
• Britain would stop American trade boats and
abduct them
• They would also search the boats for deserters of
the British Navy
• Britain would impress (make a person unwillingly
serve in the army or navy) the runaways
• Occasionally, American sailors would be mistaken
for British deserters
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4. Jefferson and the
Embargo Acts
• Jefferson created the Embargo Acts in
response to abduction of American boats
• Meant would not trade with any other
foreign nation
• Acts did little to affect Britain or France
• Were repealed in 1809
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5. Non-Intercourse Acts
• After long negotiation, Madison created the
Non-Intercourse Act
• This act meant trade was not permitted
with Britain, but trade was legal with France
• Angered Federalists
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6. A Second War
with Britain
• Britain did not fully remove itself after first
war of independence
• A second war was bound to break out
• Many reasons supported American attack
on Britain
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7. Reasons For War
• Farmers wanted to expand west for more
land
• Britain was supplying Native Americans
with weapons to keep Americans from
expanding
• Also and excuse to invade Spanish Florida
(a British alliance) and Canada (owned by
Britain at the time)
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8. Reasons Against War
• Federalists opposed war
• Britain was their source of trade
• A war meant money would not be made
• Because Madison was Republican, he did as
the farmers requested (Farmers were main
support group of Republicans)
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