THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lack of national bank
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Foreign competition with Britain
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The federal government gaining too much power
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The growth of sectionalism
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Detailed explanation-1: -The two leading causes of the war were the British Orders-in-Council, which limited American trade with Europe, and impressment, the Royal Navy’s practice of taking seamen from American merchant vessels to fill out the crews of its own chronically undermanned warships.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the years after the War of 1812, new states north and south entered the Union. At the same time, America’s economic engine was fueled by King Cotton. Alas, King Cotton could not have become the behemoth it did without the institution of race-based slavery.
Detailed explanation-3: -The war established clear boundaries between eastern Canada and the United States, set conditions for control of the Oregon Territory, and freed international trade from the harsh restrictions that ignited the war. Learn more about the War of 1812 and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay region below.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the War of 1812, however, the American economy grew at an astonishing rate. The 25 years that followed Andrew Jackson’s victory at New Orleans represented a critical period for the nation’s economic growth.