Early 1800s
- Events Leading up to War of 1812
- President James Madison 1809-1817
- Nationalism- the US was developing a new identity more independent from british influence
- Many US leaders still felt the burden and scars of the Revolution
- Neutral Trade Obstruction
- The US was being obstructed in their neutral trade with France
- Britain was seizing their ships because of the Napoleonic war
- Violates international law
- Britain feeling the burden of US increased trade in Europe
- Didn’t like the competition of US products with other countries
- Naval Impressment
- British still impressing US sailors
- Expressed a defence of impressment saying that many US sailors were British deserters
- 58% of US navy were immigrants or naturalized citizens
- A large number British
- Most of those British were Irish
- British Supported Native American raids in the West
- Expansionism
- Limited to local interest groups