The War of Assertion, and the Aftermath

      The lecture that happened on Friday covers the events that were started by the election of 1800; the world's first peaceful party power shift, and concludes with the advent of true American Independence.
       Referring to the previous statement, true American Independence would be a very confusing assertion due to the fact that independence was already claimed after 1783; even though the French, British, and American delegates concluded agreements for the Revolutionary war, many of those points were disregarded by the British and some of those offenses were even enacted by the French. The reason why the British disobeyed the treaty was in part with their desire to control the remaining American territory, and also had to do with America's trading system with the French. The french disobeyed because the Treaty of Paris wasn't upheld by the Americans and the Americans had trading with England. In short both sides wanted America to pick one side to support, which was a confrontation that America didn't like. The American side issued many acts: one such act as the Embargo act, which prohibited American goods at foreign ports. This leads to the Non-Intercourse Act meant to target the French and British specifically, and finally giving way to Macon's Bill, which at first was a fair document; one that punished the Nation which further impressed American ships, however the American side decided to trade with the French even though they had broken the rule written in Macon's Bill. Needless to say the British go berserk and targets the American Nation. Soon a group known as the War Hawks form and begin to spark the state's passion for battle with the British. Soon enough is enough and war is finally declared. With the current state of Britain and the war against Napoleon, America believes that the British would soon lose; however the Battle of Trafalgar occurs, which leaves Napoleon utterly beaten and America in the full gaze of the British army. The remnants of the Federalist party meets at the Hartford Convention to discuss options with the new situation with Britain. Soon the word leaks out that such a convention happened and the Democratic-Republicans dismiss the Federalist as traitors which changes the evolution of politics in the coming century. Luckily for America they are fighting on home territory, and the British while not out-numbered, or out-classed, remain out-matched and lose the war. A new peace agreement, Treaty of Ghent, comes to fruition truly proving America's independence, and any huge disputes in the coming century. But this leads to a new problem. The great amount of land obtained from all of the events. Whether they were to be labeled as Slave or Free states; in turn labeling which political affiliation they would be branded with. But only time will tell.