In the War of 1812, caused by British restrictions on U.S. trade and America's desire to expand its territory, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain.
The progressives' views about race and values foster prejudice believed some people were more fit to play role in society. <span>It was rooted in the belief,that man was capable of improving the lot of all within society. It was a backlash of Social Darwinism.</span>
As a response to the National Bank issue during Jackson’s presidency, Henry Clay "suggested shifting funds to state banks" since he feared that federal banks would have too much power.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" aimed at promoting economic recovery and putting Americans back to work through Federal activism. New Federal agencies attempted to control agricultural production, stabilize wages and prices, and create a vast public works program for the unemployed.
