THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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It demonstrated that the U.S. military could successfully face the British military.
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It broke the British blockade that was preventing U.S. forces from receiving needed supplies.
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It convinced many Native Americans that they should switch sides and fight for the United States.
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It forced the British to surrender control of forts along the Mississippi River and Gulf Coast.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was the most significant outcome of the Battle of New Orleans? It broke the British blockade that was preventing US forces from receiving needed supplies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States achieved its greatest land victory of the War of 1812 at New Orleans. The battle thwarted a British effort to gain control of a critical American port and elevated Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson to national fame.
Detailed explanation-3: -Just two weeks after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, U.S. General Andrew Jackson achieves the greatest American victory of the War of 1812 at the Battle of New Orleans.
Detailed explanation-4: -New Orleans was a port city with stores of supplies that could be seized. Control of the Mississippi River would have given the British the upper hand in the war. They would have controlled waterways throughout the Louisiana Territory as well as the Port of New Orleans and access to the Gulf of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-5: -The U.S military had a stronger Navy. The U.S troops were better acclimated to the climate of Louisiana. The U.S. troops were familiar with the land. The U.S. military was larger than that of British.