HIST 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Monroe Doctrine
9 Dec 2015
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Trent affair--us ship seizes/imprisions 2 confederates off british ship on their way. Both sides violating neutrality, bna worried they will get involved in war, so britain sends troops to bna. Chesapeake--confederates hijack union ship, bring into ns waters, wanted to tell ships arms in maritimes and then invade north. Union soldiers allowed to cross border to pursue confederate soldiers. Mtl court ends up trying/convicting confederates, diffuses situation. Some sympathy for confederates bc of states rights and imbalance of industrial power. Us imperialism, monroe doctrine, louisiana purchase/manifest destiny, annexing canada actually becomes explicit repub party platform/passed as a bill in hor in. 1860"s--failure of political parties, inability of any government to last more than a. 11/30 canada and international trends in state and empire. All over the world, states r forming. Us is consolidating, canadians both inspired by expansion and v frightened, don"t want 2. In canada east, have anti church and business in politics party/sentiments.
