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Trade fuels conflict with Britain
The British navy captured most of France's merchant ships to supply food to the French colonies in the West Indies to export sugar. Later the British had banned direct American voyages between the French West Indies and France, American merchants picked up cargoes in the French colonies. They then took them to ports in the United States. The merchants reshipped the cargoes to France thinking they were American products, This "report" trade soared from 300,000 in 1970 to almost 59 million in 1807 -
Trade Conflicts
linkPopulation of the trade fuels with Britain grew and spread Westward. The United States needed to expand overseas markets for the surplus produce, which was raised on farms. This war in Europe aided this goal in 1793 to 1807. -
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Jefferson's Barbary War
In 1801, Jefferson sent the small American navy to blockaid the port of Tripoli, winning a favorable peace in1805, concluding the War. -
The Louisiana Territory
To get more land, Jefferson wanted the United states to expand to the pacific-- the continent was already inhabitated by American Indians or claimed by other nations. Jefferson believed that Spain's vast would be easy to conquer. He noted that their empire was weak and they were distracted by the war in Europe. -
Barbary War
The barbary states of north Africa-were profiting by seizing American ships and sailors in the Mediterranean Sea.In 1801,Jefferson sent the small American navy to blockade the port of tripoli,winning a favorable peace in 1805,concluding the barbary war. -
The Louisiana Purchase
linkThe Louisiana Purchase of 1803, Jefferson obtained a vast territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.Louisiana Purchase was also something of an embarrassment, as it contradicted jefferson's constitutional principles. He had long argued for a federal government, and the federal government to buy territory from a foreign country. Jefferson confessed that he had "done an act beyond the Constitution". -
Embargo
Jefferson had to admit to failing, lifting the embargo just before he retired from presidency in 1009. He happened to be re elected in 1804. The embargo had caused his popularity to lag. He was succeeded by James Madison. He defeated a Federalist rival in the election of 1808. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
linkIn, 1804, Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the new territory, in what became known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The men were guided much of the way by a shoshone woman, named Sacajawea, and her husband. -
British markets
The British merchants lost markets and profits to American shippers. The British warships started to stop and take growing numbers of American merchant ships for trading with the French. -
British Actions
Democratic Republicans insisted that the British actions insulted the United States, and also threatened their economic growth. In 1807 when the British attacked an American warship, the chesapeake. Americans were outraged. -
Jefferson's Embargo Fails
linkThe U.S. lacked a navy big enough to bring on the British Fleet. Jefferson balked at the high cost of building a much bigger navy. It would undermine Jefferson's policies of reducing the national debt and making taxes low, He also thought a large military would be a threat to the Republic. -
British impresses American sailors
linkThe British navy angered the United States by relying on impressment, or taking American sailors from their ships and forcing them to serve in the British navy. British desperately needed sailors for their huge fleet. By 1812, about 6,000 American citizens had been impressed for the harsh duty of serving on a British warship. -
Foreign Difficulties Challenge Jefferson
linkJefferson succeeded in his plans to expand to the West. He faced a bunch of challenges to solidifying the stability and economy of the United States.
