USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What caused U.S. manufacturing to increase after the War of 1812?
A
The supply of British goods decreased.
B
Congress ends the European embargo.
C
Exports to Great Britain increased.
D
Congress reduced tariffs.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -How did the War of 1812 lead to a boom in manufacturing in the United States? The war stopped the import or export of foreign goods so Americans were forced to buy American products, which in turn increased manufacturing.

Detailed explanation-2: -The War of 1812 provided tremendous stimulus to American manufacturing. It encouraged American manufacturers to produce goods previously imported from overseas. By 1816, 100, 000 factory workers, two-thirds of them women and children, produced more than $40 million worth of manufactured goods a year.

Detailed explanation-3: -There was a huge increase in cotton production in the United States after the War of 1812. This happened along with a textile boom in the Northeastern U.S. By 1850, 1.8 million of the nation’s 3.2 million enslaved people were growing and picking cotton.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Americans failed to gain any territory from British North America, despite many American politicians’ hopes and expectations, but still managed to gain land from Spain.

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