USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

PRESIDENT JEFFERSONS ELECTION AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A result of the War of 1812 was ____
A
US acquired more territory
B
US maintained independence
C
US lost control of Ohio River
D
US gained Mexico
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The War of 1812 has often been called the Second War of Independence because it marked the last major conflict between England and the United States. After the War of 1812, the British accepted the United States as a fully independent nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The results of the War of 1812, which was fought between the United Kingdom and the United States from 1812 to 1814, included no immediate boundary changes. The main result of the War of 1812 has been two centuries of peace between the two countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The War of 1812 is sometimes called the second war for independence. The Americans fought for their rights; for the rights to neutral trade, which British government suspended because of the continental system of the French emperor Napoleon.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the aftermath of the War of 1812, the United States experienced a new wave of nationalism. For America, this war validated its existence as an independent nation, and it proved once again they couldn’t be defeated by the British. This resurgence of patriotism ushered in a period known as the Era of Good Feelings.

There is 1 question to complete.