1. What major interactions did the early U.S. have with Europe?

2. British impressments of American sailors and ships
During the early 1800s, the U.S. felt that Britain was violating their freedom of the seas.
British impressments of American sailors and ships

3. Congressmen Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun;
Many Americans also wanted to see the U.S. expand its territory by taking British-owned land in North America.
Congressmen Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun;
“War Hawks”

4. As a result, the U.S. went to war with Britain in the War of 1812.
President James
Madison
(1809–1817)
War of 1812 (1812–1814)

5. This war ended in a draw in 1814, but led to an increase in American feelings of nationalism.
General Andrew
Jackson 
Attack on Fort McHenry
(September 13–14, 1814)
Burning of Washington (August 24, 1814)

6. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams
Following the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. further expanded its borders by purchasing Florida from Spain in 1819.
Secretary of State John Quincy Adams

8. President James Monroe
In 1823, the U.S. adopted the Monroe Doctrine in an attempt to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere.
President James Monroe
(1817–1825)

9. The Monroe Doctrine declared that the U. S
The Monroe Doctrine declared that the U.S. would view European interference in the Western Hemisphere (specifically in Latin America) as a threat.