The Election Of 1812: James Madison vs. DeWitt Clinton
Intro: The election of 1812 is the first presidential election to take place during a time when America was at war and incumbent, James Madison is getting a run for his money from challenger and Mayor of New York, DeWitt Clinton...So with all that said, let's get into it. The War Of 1812 As discussed in previous election articles, Great Britain was a thorn in the side of the U.S. due to the British constantly taking U.S. shipping vessels and former British soldiers who became Americans; Not only that but Britain were also disrupting the U.S.'s overseas trading with France as America was in support of France during that country's war with the British. Britain would further escalate tensions with the U.S. by working with and even supplying groups like the Barbary Pirates and Native American tribes, the latter of which was famously led by the Shawnee chief, Tecumseh during the Battle of Thames and the Battle of Tippecanoe. Ultimately, in June of 1812, President James Madison ...