Political Developments: That gave America a greater sense of independence By: Brayden Redden, Makenzie Kane, Kory Keeton, Josh Willson, Cody Bedwell, Baker White.

The Monroe Doctrine The document stated that any act of colonizing land by European countries would be viewed as acts of aggression. The doctrine also stated that the U.S. would not interfere with the concerns of European countries. It formed a sense of nation hood by allowing only Americans to live in America rather than a mixed variety.

John Marshall Supreme Court Decisions The court decisions limited the government and showed that the constitution worked Knowing that our government worked crated a sense of pride in our country This made many feel that we where actually a nation

Embargo Act The Embargo of 1807 was an American laws restricting American ships from engaging in foreign trade. They led to the War of 1812 between the U.S. and Britain. intended to use economic pressure to compel England and France to remove restrictions on trading with neutral nations that they imposed in their warfare with each other. The embargo act presented a sense of independence by showing the other countries that we were able to do such things as blocking our trade ports or completely eliminating trade.

War of 1812 The United States took on the greatest naval power in the world (Great Britain) This gave us a sense of independence because we beat the British again

Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana purchase was a purchase of 828,000 sq. miles, and that doubled the size of America, so it made them feel as if they had a little bit of elbow room. everyone was proud of the growth,it made everyone feel good about their country.

Adams-Onis Treaty The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and Mexico. It gave us more space and put Spain farther away the contributed to a grater sense of indpendence