<span>On January 8, 1815, the British marched against New Orleans, hoping that by capturing the city they could separate Louisiana from the rest of the United States. Pirate Jean Lafitte, however, had warned the Americans of the attack, and the arriving British found militiamen under General Andrew Jackson strongly entrenched at the Rodriquez Canal. In two separate assaults, the 7,500 British soldiers under Sir Edward Pakenham were unable to penetrate the U.S. defenses, and Jackson’s 4,500 troops, many of them expert marksmen from Kentucky and Tennessee, decimated the British lines. In half an hour, the British had retreated, General Pakenham was dead, and nearly 2,000 of his men were killed, wounded, or missing. U.S. forces suffered only EIGHT KILLED and 13 wounded.</span>
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Obstacles:
1.The sea, america would normally be hard to access for non-mexican immigrants due to the wide ocean blocking their way. They often take this dangerous journey across as they have no other choice.
Pull factors:
1.For most non-americans (like me), the country would probably be fantasized and thought to be a great modern country full of amazing opportunities. This may make them wish to immigrate to America.
New inventions and technology change lives because they simplify and ease the work that humans have to do. They make life easier and simpler
This philosophy inspired the faith in the Truman Doctrine that pledged the US to support anti-communist regimes to protect them from falling to the communists. From this perspective, the interventionist foreign policy of the US in preventing the spread of communism was crucial to US victory in the Cold War
Answer:
B) Millions of Americans joined the U.S. military
Explanation:
One of the reasons why the unemployment rate dramatically decreased during these years was because millions of Americans joined the U.S. military. This is because during these years, World War II was taking place. Although the United States had remained neutral during the first few years of the war, it decided to get involved after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
