USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following BEST describes the cause and effect relationship of the War of 1812?
A
France established colonies in North America and as a result forced Americans out.
B
Britain became a threat and as a result a wave of nationalism swept across the U.S.
C
Spain was added to the U.S. and as a result allowed Americans to expand their land.
D
The Americans defeated the British during a battle in Washington D.C. in the U.S.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Causes of the War of 1812 1.) Great Britain had violated American sovereignty by refusing to surrender western forts as promised in the Treaty of Paris after the Revolutionary War. 2.) Great Britain began stopping American sea vessels and forcing subjects on the vessels into the British military.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following best describes an effect of the War of 1812? The United States gained status in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The War of 1812 (1812-15) was fought between the United States and Great Britain, primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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