President Madison made some decisions related to American shipping and settlers that affected our country. The United States was getting tired with the British interference with our shipping rights. As a neutral nation, we had the right to trade with any country. However, the British interfered with our trade with France as a result of the war Great British and France were fighting. The British not only interfered with our shipping, but they also impressed...
President Madison made some decisions related to American shipping and settlers that affected our country. The United States was getting tired with the British interference with our shipping rights. As a neutral nation, we had the right to trade with any country. However, the British interfered with our trade with France as a result of the war Great British and France were fighting. The British not only interfered with our shipping, but they also impressed our sailors. They seized American crews and forced them to serve in the British navy.
At the same time, attacks by Native Americans continued. The Native American tribes were attacking our settlers in the west. Tecumseh was trying to unite the Native American tribes by attempting to form a confederation with Tecumseh as the leader.
As a result, there was growing pressure to go to war against Great Britain and the Native Americans. There were many Americans who continued to believe the British were encouraging the Native Americans to attack us. A group of young senators from the South and West got elected to Congress in 1810. They were called the War Hawks because they believed we needed to stop the Native American attacks and the interference with our shipping rights. They believed we should go to war to stop these attacks from occurring.
We attacked the Native Americans while Tecumseh was away trying to organize this confederation. As a result of the Battle of Tippecanoe, the Native Americans were defeated, ending Tecumseh’s dream of uniting them and leading this confederation. As pressure continued to grow against Great Britain, the United States went to war in 1812 in what is known as the War of 1812. While the issues we had with Great Britain eventually subsided because the war Great Britain was fighting against France ended, we did prove that we would stand up for our rights as a result of the War of 1812.
The actions by President Madison regarding trade and our settlers impacted our country with its dealings with the Native Americans and with Great Britain.
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