War of 1812: Impact on US Jordan Grimaldi Period 3
Political Impacts ➔ end of the Federalist party ◆ accused of being unpatriotic for its antiwar stance ◆ some members even proposed secession ➔ Rufus King ◆ last Federalist presidential candidate (1816)
Federalists
Social Impacts ➔ boosts national self-confidence; nationalism ➔ encourages American expansionism ➔ US gains respect in international community ➔ Significant military development: ◆ improved professionalism in US Army officer corps
Nationalism
Economical Impacts ➔ British blockade of American coast: ◆ shortage of cotton cloth production in US ◆ creation of cotton manufacturing industry in US (starts in Massachusetts by Francis Cabot) ➔ America becomes economically development ◆ later to be overshadowed by the Civil War (1860’s)
British blockade
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