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The election of 1800 further divided the young republic into warring political factions and marked a major turning point in the nation's history. It was the only election that pitted a sitting president (Adams) against his own vice president (Jefferson)
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Composed of 530,000,000 acres of land in North America that was purchased from France for $15 million dollars.
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A federally funded expedition to explore the North American West. This helped establish a trade network across the country. They as well befriended American Indian Sacajawea.
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Closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain. This was caused by British interference with the U.S. shipping, causing Jefferson to announce the Embargo Act
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The battle was a disastrous defeat for the Native Americans, as Harrison's troops burned the village and destroyed its supplies.
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The War of 1812 marked the first time Congress declared war. Great Britain promised to quit interfering with American shipping, but President Madison and the Republicans believed that only war would end the practice of impressment.
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In February 1813, the British had more warships in the Chesapeake Bay than were in the entire U.S. Navy. They frequently captured and burned the U.S. merchant vessels. And the British also launched numerous raids along the Virginia and Maryland shore.
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In the Treaty of Ghent the two countries agreed to return each sides prisoners and restore the previous boundaries. This was the godsend for the Americans, since British forces at the time still controlled eastern Maine, northern Michigan, a portion of western New York, and several islands off the coast of Georgia.
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Just a few weeks before the battle of New Orleans, New England Federalists, frustrated by the rising expense of "Mr.Madison's war" convened the Hartford Convention. Over the next 3 weeks, the Federalist delegates proposed 7 constitutional amendments designed to limit Republican political power.
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Because it took 6 weeks for the treaty of Ghent to reach the United States, fighting continued at the end of 1814. On December 1, Andrew Jackson arrived in New Orleans to prepare for a British Invasion. When Jackson learned British plan to seize New Orleans, he martial law and transformed New Orleans into an armed camp and prepared for its defense.