All of the following influenced the United States

All of the following influenced the United States decision to declare war against Great Britain in 1812 EXCEPT a) The impressment of American sailors b) British control of the Atlantic and resulting interference in United States trade with Europe c) The American government’s certainty that its navy was more powerful than Great Britain’s. d) Great Britain’s alliances with American Indian tribes, which curtailed United States westward expansion. e) The failure of Embargo Act.

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic 1800 -1812 (Page 211)

Presidential contest of 1800 Federalists and Democratic. Republicans functioned as two national political parties. John Adams, a Federalist, ran against Thomas Jefferson the Democratic-Republican

Mudslingers The Federalists Alien and Sedition Acts had created many enemies against the acts. The Federalists opposed the president, Adams. The Federalists launched many attacks against Jefferson. They were the first to use “whispering campaigns. ”

John Marshall First Chief Justice

Marbury v. Madison (1803) “Midnight Judges”-1801 presented John Marshall a historic opportunity. William Marbury was appointed by out going president Adams. Madison was the new secretary of state, and he wanted to “shelve” Marbury’s commission. Marbury sued. Supreme Court had the final authority. “Judicial Review. ”

Jefferson, A Reluctant Warrior “Peaceful Coercion”-the US would set an example to the world by reducing the military and winning friends. Showdown in Tripoli 1801. Pirates were intervening with merchant ships. Jefferson avoid the bigship navy idea in favor of a smaller navy. U. S. Marine Corps”Shores of Tripoli” 1805

Louisiana Godsend Spain was secretly ceding to France New Orleans. Napoleon wanted the trans-Mississippi region of Louisiana.

Thomas Jefferson