THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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the growth of American industrial power, in search of new markets
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the rise of American nationalism
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notions of racial and cultural supremacy over the Native Americans and Mexicans
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an interest in competing with threats of the expansion of British, Mexican, or Spanish influence in North America
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Detailed explanation-1: -Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States had a clear national purpose to spread across the continent of North America, carrying the ideas of liberty, equality, and democracy into new territory that would provide homes and livelihoods for its rapidly growing population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did the Southern economy lag behind during the market revolution? The economy was stunted by reliance on slaves, and the invention of the cotton gin just increased the need for cotton; therefore, increasing the need for slaves which prevented industrialization.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following was true of the Embargo Act of 1807? Americans were prohibited from sending ships to foreign ports.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: British attacks on US ships led Jefferson to take some action against Great Britain during his second term as president. After 1807, the British were seizing US merchant ships and capturing American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy (this was known as the policy of impressment).