Almost three decades after the signing of the Treaty of Paris‚ which ended the Revolutionary Wars and marked Great Britain’s recognition of the United States’ sovereignty‚ the animosity and strained relations between the two nations were once again brought to the surface. Trade became the lifeline of the United States’ economy‚ and this was established through favorable trading partnerships with former enemies‚ which included the French and the English. While the United States thrived‚ British resentment
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North and South The United States of America‚ the great democratic experiment‚ was just that. Not since the great Greek culture had a government of‚ for‚ and by the people existed. The entire world felt‚ that on a large scale‚ democracy would inevitably lead to anarchy; our founding fathers were determined to prove them wrong. But as the political stand off with the British became a secession issue‚ a great issue split the future nation. Slavery‚ a southern necessity‚ both social and economic‚ threatened
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Among the bustling port cities of the early American eastern seaboard‚ Baltimore was the only one that was firmly in the Democratic-Republican camp at the onset of the War of 1812. The young and dynamic boomtown stood antithetical to the aged‚ ordered‚ and settled civilization of southern Maryland whose economy was founded in the eighteenth century on the backs of African slaves and tobacco production; a crop which remained during the grain transition of northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania
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�PAGE � �PAGE �1� THE WAR OF 1812: THE AMERICANS WERE JUSTIFIED Over the years The United States of America has forged itself a reputation of declaring wars. Ironically‚ declaration of war was most justified in one of its least acknowledged conflicts‚ the War of 1812. The United States was justified in its attack on British North America‚ which was a colony of Great Britain at the time. The reasons for this justification were Great Britain’s breach of Maritime rights‚ their support for the Natives
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Following a perceived victory in the War of 1812‚ the surge of nationalistic spirit that swept the nascent U.S. nation revealed its significance as a catalyst for unified change. The nationalism manifested itself economically‚ socially and politically‚ and was evident through the emergence of a uniquely American culture. The first major political and economic policy change was the emergence of Henry Clay’s American System. The system created an expansive‚ accessible credit institution‚ protectionist
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain The British were restricting the United States’ trade because they feared that it was harmful for the war they were having with France. Also in the Midwest the British wanted to set up an Indian state‚ so they would be able to maintain their influence in the region. The war started in 1812 and lasted until 1814. America went to war with Britain for many reasons. The first cause for the war was because of the British’s interference
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light and sound. What inspired him most came after the smoke cleared. After more than a day of bombardment the British retreated having realized the Americans would not surrender. At the end of it all American troops replaced the first flag that had been tattered and torn from blasts‚ with the second flag. Key and many other Americans saw and were over joyed at the sight that the flag was still there. The War of 1812 appropriately named The Second War of Independence‚ created the American identity
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In the War of 1812‚ some Americans thought that the war was a great idea‚ (A.K.A. the war hawks)‚ but others thought the idea of a war was absolutely terrible‚ (A.K.A. the doves). In this situation even though the people that wanted the war had there opinions like if the U.S. won they could maybe get land in Canada‚ the people who were against the war(which was mostly people around the East Coast) were mostly right when they claimed that the war was a terrible idea for things like losing big cities
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There were many problems‚ events‚ and situations that led to the Civil War. One of the major reasons for the outbreak of the war was sectionalism. Once the United States was split‚ many of the country’s fundamental issues were disputed‚ with slavery being at the top of the list. Some of the other major issues in dispute were representation‚ tariffs‚ and states’ rights. Sectionalism is defined as‚ the sharp socio-economic differences that divided the Northern and the Southern states in the U.S.
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Sectionalism: 1820-1850 Into what three regions was the US divided into during this time period? • North: Consisted of two main pieces o The Northeast: New England and Mid-Atlantic states o The Old Northwest: Ohio to Minnesota • South: States that permitted slavery • West: West of the Mississippi‚ eventually stretching to California What do you need to know about the industrial northeast? • Good transportation • Plentiful manufacturing labor from
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