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British troops burned Washington, D.C., in retaliation. In 1815,
Chapter Review General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory in the Battle of
New Orleans. The resolutions of the Hartford Convention, criticiz-
ing the war and the Constitution, proved an embarrassment for the
The Republic Expands Federalists and accelerated their demise as a political party.

8.1 How did the Republic’s growth shape the market
economy and relations with Native Americans? p. 181
During Jefferson’s administration, a rapidly growing population Timeline
flooded into the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. Family farms
produced crops for a robust international market. Cities served as
centers, not of industry, but of commerce. When Native Americans 1803
such as Tecumseh resisted expansion, the U.S. government and ordi- race and dissent—
nary white settlers pushed them aside. Chief Justice John
Marshall sets precedent
Jefferson as President for judicial review in
Marbury v. Madison 1803
8.2 How did practical politics challenge Jefferson’s political (February)
principles? p. 185 Jefferson —Louisiana
Purchase concluded
Jefferson brought to the presidency a commitment to a small, less with France (May)
expensive federal government. In office, however, he discovered that
practical politics demanded compromises with Republican prin- 1803–1806
ciples. He needed a government capable of responding to unexpected 1803–1806 Jefferson—Lewis and
challenges and opportunities throughout the world. Although he Clark explore the West
worried that the Louisiana Purchase (1803) might exceed his author-
ity under the Constitution, Jefferson accepted the French offer and 1807
sent Lewis and Clark to explore this vast territory. embarrassments 1807
overseas—Embargo
Race and Dissent Under Jefferson Act passed (December)

1808
8.3 How did Jeffersonians deal with the difficult problems of
party politics and slavery? p. 188 1808 race and dissent—
Slave trade is ended
To end Federalist control of the judiciary, Jefferson denied commis- (January)
sions to judges appointed at the end of the Adams administration and
attempted to remove others from office. That failed, and the impeach- 1811
ment of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase embarrassed the admin- embarrassments
istration. In 1807, after considerable debate and compromise, Jefferson overseas—Harrison 1811
signed into law a bill outlawing the international slave trade. defeats Indians
at Tippecanoe
Embarrassments Overseas (November)

1812
8.4 Why did the United States find it difficult to avoid
military conflict during this period? p. 192 1812 War of 1812 —
Declaration of war
During Jefferson’s second term, Britain and France waged a world war. against Britain (June)
Both nations tried to manipulate the United States into taking sides.
Recognizing that his country possessed only a weak navy and small 1814
army, Jefferson supported the Embargo Act (1807), which closed War of 1812—British
American ports to foreign commerce. This angered New Englanders troops burn
who regarded open trade as the key to their region’s prosperity. Washington, D.C. 1814
(August);
The Strange War of 1812 Treaty of Ghent ends
War of 1812
8.5 Why is the War of 1812 sometimes thought of as a “second (December)
war of independence”? p. 195
1815
Prior to the war, Britain treated the United States as though it were 1815 War of 1812 —Jackson
still a colonial possession and regularly seized sailors on American routs British at Battle of
ships. In 1813, American troops failed to conquer Canada. In 1814, New Orleans (January)
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