“They were concerned a president could become a tyrant.” Remember that they had JUST fought a war to get rid of a tyrant (The Revolutionary War & King George III). So, they didn’t want to give a lot of power to one person and be in the same situation again.
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Causes of the war 1812 included British attempt to restrict U.S trade, the Royal Navy's impressment of American seamen an America's desire to expand it's territory. The United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of the British, Canadian and Native American troops over the course of the war. Including capture and burning of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C in August 1814. The war lasted 2years and 8months
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Though the United States of America was built on these
principles, its belief in Manifest Destiny also led to several wars with Native
Americans that resulted to their removal from their land. Having consolidated their control over their
country, they now turned their attention internationally as European countries
have been acquiring colonies in Africa and Asia. They did not want to be left behind and
eventually wars in Cuba gave them the opportunity to establish their own
colonies.
The current state of relations between the communists and nationalists in china is relatively calm and good given the way it has been in the past, but large divisions are still present.
