HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Hne, New Spain, Missouri Compromise
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Jefferson thought that neither britain nor france could survive this embargo for that long because the americans were importing great amounts from them: they were hopeful that this would force britain to give up impressment. Jefferson was comfortable to this act because it was similar to the non consumption acts of the revolutionary era: unfortunately for jefferson and the us much had changed since the revolution. It is then replaced with the non i. War hawks kept calling for war for her intolerable actions and are fed up with. Political: the republican party was experiencing problems, madison was not the unanimous choice for president, madison ultimately agrees to go up for a declaration of war because it will unite. 1812 happens to be an election year the party which then secures his nomination for president. Impact of war at home (prior and during the war)
