How Did The War Affect America

The war had a major effect on America, one of which led to protecting its maritime rights. The British naval forces were defeated and compelled to leave American waterways, relieving the latter of the pressure of securing its sailors. The outcome of the war brought into the limelight the nation’s place in the world by sounding a warning to the rest of the world that America was a major power that could challenge any country in case it national interests are endangered. Consequently, this gave America confidence that it could protect her honor if tested.
In addition, this war gave America a national pride at the end of the war. It also led to an unparalleled expansion in the economy. It led to treaties making Britain turnover rich forests both to North and South of River Ohio as well as the lush Southeast. This war led to America looking to the reaches of their own continent, matching westward and testing
In the 19th century, Washington engaged in an aggressive campaign to bolster its territories by the way of military conquest of new areas (Greenblatt and Bowman 87-88). The national pride and self-confidence had blossomed. The American nation gained more confidence in the strength of their military, the defeat of Britain, the most dreaded adversary of the time, meant that they could wage war on any country and win. Consequently, Washington’s quest to be a super power was born from this war. The war led to Britain’s economy losses, majorly as a result of London losing its rights to levy taxes in America. It also resulted in unfair trade by and American marines, which reduced Britain’s grip on trade in the United States. Re-export trade that was initiated by Washington had far-reaching effects on London. The British economy was dealt a big long-term blow that saw the downturn of its economic superiority (Greenblatt and J Bowman