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Date Posted: 20:51:06 10/02/02 Wed
Author: *MALLORY*
Subject: Ch. 7 - Florida & War Fever

Florida and War Fever
A. Frontiersmen in the South wanted to conquer Spanish Florida for many reasons
1. It was a threat to whites in the North
a. Slaves escaped across the Florida border
b. Indians often started raids in northern settlements
2. Advantages of the South
a. many rivers ran through it and made trade possible
B. American settlers in West Florida seized the Spanish Fort at Baton Rogue
1. President Madison agreed to annex the territory to the U. S.
2. He planned to get the rest of Florida as well
a. This became motivation for war with Britain (Britain & Spain were allies)
C. War Hawks
1. In the 1810 elections, many representatives who were eager for war with Britain were elected
a. They were know as “war hawks”
2. Two important “war hawks”
a. Henry Clay – Kentucky
i. became Speaker of the House (1811)
b. John C. Calhoun
i. was appointed to Committee of Foreign Affairs
D. June 18, 1812 – Madison gave in and declared war against Britain

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