Question

What effect might a foreign conflict like the one mentioned in the reading have on Americans' support for their new nation and its government?

Answer 1

The war of 1812 changed the course of America's history forever. America had managed to fight the world's greatest military power to a virtual standstill. It gained international respect. It installed an enormous sense of nationalism among its citizens. The whole period after the war of 1812, during Monroe's presidency is referred to as the "Era of Good Feeling" because this war prompted Monroe and Quincy Adams to pen the Monroe Doctrine, the nation's first articulation of foreign policy.

The war of 1812 had no impact on England but it assured the survival of the British colonies in Canada and paved the way for the Canadian Confederation. Some historians believe that if the war had not happened , Canada would have become part of the USA, because many Americans would have migrated to the north.

Answer 2

. Possible answer: An event like the War of 1812, with the threats to the homeland that it presented, might serve to unite Americans and increase their sense of patriotism. That's the answer believe me<span />