James Monroe Consequences

However, many overlook the contributions of the fourth President of the United States. Before he took office as Commander-in-Chief in 1809, he made a great deal of contribution to the American government as most know it today. An argument can be made that James Madison was the most influential of our founding fathers through him promoting the United States Constitution for ratification through the writing of the Federalist Papers, drafting as well as promoting the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution, as well as being responsible for the creation of what is known today as the Republican Political Party.

Name: Leah Freeman Date: 10/20/17 Chapter #:11   APUSH Chapter Summary Form Political Party Republican Republican President/Vice-President Thomas Jefferson James Madison Term(s)/Dates in Office 2 terms (1800-1808) 1 term (1808-1812)    2. The main theme of Chapter 11 is Politics and Power (POL) because the idea of central power was a widely disputed issue that was big for this chapter.

In my opinion, the greatest consequence of the war was the fact that we gained a great amount of power in a relatively short amount of time. Although it is cliché, with great power comes great responsibility. But, what really made our country strong was the unity and pride that flourished after the war. Not only did we defend our territory, but we were able to pull out of a recession, break race and gender barriers and most importantly, we began a whole new era of American civilization.

Initially, there had been slave rebellions, but most occurred on boats. The fact was none had an impact on actual southern society. This entire event outraged and struck fear into the hearts of the southerners. The rebellion triggered harsher punishments and policies on rebellions, and threat of rebellions. Slaves were often convicted and killed for simple threats of possible rebellion, and whether or not the threat was legitimate, we may never know.

Throughout the 1800’s there were more and more Americans that had moved onto the frontier of the West coast. The people of the United States believed they were destined to have their land stretched from the Pacific Ocean (the west) to the Atlantic Ocean (the east); from sea to shining sea. This settlement came from the fact that the west not only had an abundance of fertile land for farming, but it had such a great abundance of gold and mineral mining available. The Americans also believed that this was a way (and chance) to spread their beliefs! Many people saw the West as a new beginning, so they decided to head West and begin this journey. This is what the Americans believed they were destined to do… The rapid settlement of the West was caused by the great desire of the American

I believe there were to important results of the war; the Hartford Convention and the Treaty of Ghent. In my opinion the two events gave the United States a future in terms of nationalism, geopolitics, economy, and American politics. They demonstrated to be helpful to the United States, but there were also a few results that were not accommodating.

Slavery in the United States was a very devastating event that was caused by the demand of labor for slaves by slaveowners. The main purpose of these slaves were to provide owners with cheap labor and make a huge profit out of their hard work. However, the effects of slaves were that the African Population in the United States dramatically increased and how petitions were being made against slavery.

The Monroe doctrine is an exemplary piece of work that has helped the U.S. throughout history, and will most likely continue helping us in the future. These assistances from the Monroe doctrine include: keeping European settlers out in early American history when the document was made, helped us expand to the west, and allowed us to defend Cuba from the Russians. In early American history there was a lot of conflict between European powers, and the U.S. mostly for their interference in the American ways of life and constantly creating settlements on our land. Once the Monroe document was made, it struck the nerve of those European domestic disturbers and gave us the right to stop those hinder some acts.

However the United States was eventually able to overpower the Seminoles and capture

The United States, Florida included, went through changes that were tough on many southerners. The Florida African-American found changes in education, federal as well as state legislation, social ideologies and economic prospects both beneficial and detrimental to finding equality.

On a warm July morning, President James Madison was sitting in his office thinking about the current conflict between America and Britain. President Madison had a long history in government. He overcame losing his bid in the Virginia Assemble, but later he became apart of the Governor’s Council, when his career in government all started. Later he went to Philadelphia to be a delegate for the Continental Congress. He also helped to pass Virginia’s Statute of Religious Freedom before playing a major role in creating the U.S. Constitution. Madison then served as a congressman before he was elected president in 1808. He would use the political knowledge he gained to make a very important decision that morning.

In 1823, President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, creating the basis for future foreign policy. The Monroe Doctrine stated that “the American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers” (1). This means that Europe can not claim anymore land in the Americas, protecting the US from being encroached upon from other foreign countries during this period of colonization. Even though the US would not be able to militarily defend the doctrine and itself from European Powers, this fake image of power kept Europe out for the most part. The Doctrine was issued due to occurring events and existing ideas in the 1800s.

In the late 19th century, the American people began to go west. Americans began to pour into the West because of rapid population growth and affordable land (Importance of the West). They were also promised wide open land and to be free of Indians (Importance of the West). The West was in fact not free of Indians, and there were several wars that ensued in Arkansas, Montana, Washington, and California (Youngs).

In the mid-1800s, many Americans began to move westward, with a variety of motivations. Farmers were drawn west by all of the fertile, open land in the west, offered to them cheap by the Homestead Act. The California Gold Rush was another reason many moved west. Gold was discovered in California, and miners flocked there, hoping to strike it rich. Additionally, cattle ranchers were attracted to the west because their beef cattle thrived on the abundant grasses and open range of the Great Plains. Later on, newly built railroads, including the first transcontinental railroad, made transportation of people and goods west much more feasible, and opened the West to rapid settlement (History Alive). Although Westward Expansion was a time of full

     The war effected every part of American life. Economically, the nation was lifted out of