HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Impressment, Monroe Doctrine, The Roots
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The war of 1812 and the awakening of american. If it got too large, it was likely to lose its virtuousness. This includes the notion that states should check the power of the state: agrarianism is the notion of america"s virtuousness. This included the view that individuals needed to be self-suf cient: they needed to own their own land and be able to support themselves. Individuals in america are expected under this to own their own land, otherwise it would breed corruption. This political vision is in sharp contrast to hamilton. Jefferson doesn"t like the idea of manufacturing; he wanted an agrarian economy where people would be independent and self-supporting. The agrarian nature of his philosophy meant that america would need lots of land, which is where the idea of empire comes in. From jefferson"s perspective, this meant expansion across the continent to ensure suf cient land to maintain his idea of.
