Jefferson, Madison, and the War of 1812 Coursework

Jefferson, Madison, and the state of war of 1812 - Coursework representativeBritain blocked American shipping vessels in order to stop supply of goods to France. France also imposed business deal restrictions on neutral countries prohibiting trade with Britain. Britains impressment actions, which entailed forcing Americans to work on the British ships, also enkindle the Americans. The Royal Navy searched American ships for illegal goods and deserters who left the Royal Navy to work in American ships. In addition, Britain supported the Native American communities to resist American westward expansion.Thomas Jefferson sought to cling to US interests by restricting trade with both Britain and France through the Embargo Act (Ward, 254). However, this act was genuinely unpopular as it hurt severely the American economy. A group of new congress members, the War Hawks put more pressure on President Madison to declare war on Britain.The war produced mixed results for America (Ward, 244) . The Ghent peace treaty did not resolve the impressment problems and enhance oceanic rights. However, American victories in the Atlantic was a sign of American future power. The War was a dismissal to the War Hawks who hoped for annexation of Canada. The big losers were First Nations and Tecumseh who hoped to end American