HIS 135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Monroe Doctrine, Missouri Compromise, National Republican Party
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Americans were not prepared to go to war. o near defeat follows o wasn"t financially ready for war. The us invasion from canada failed because: the us army didn"t want to invade. Americans had success in the north and south because: the north had a better navy and the south had defenses. America"s prestige was greatly heightened o beat britain twice. General characteristics of the era of good feeling unity . Republicans very united under monroe (5th president), but split to nationalists (republicans and democratic republicans at the end of the era) Cultural identity (as americans: us supreme court established judicial review, national bank. Foreign policy of jq adams: us wanted to increase national borders and assert authority over western hemisphere. Rushbagot agreement (1817): agreed to demilitarize the great lakes in preparation and hopefully settlement of the dispute between the us and the british canadian border.
