THE 1812 AMERICAN WAR 5
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The 1812 American War
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The 1812 American War
Question One
Describe the impact the War of 1812 had on the American people.
The impact the War of 1812 had on the American people. Since the Americans been in a position of fighting the global strongest British military, American people obtained global respect (Hickey, 2012). A significant level of nationalism was also instilled in the citizens of America. On the downside, approximately 2,260 soldiers and sailors of America lost their lives (Taylor, 2010). The conflict provides a huge boost to the manufacturing abilities of America. Blockading of the coast of America by the British led to the cotton shortage in America which resulted in the formation of manufacturing plants, which hugely led to the economic empowerment of the Americans.
Question Two
Did Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams successfully represent Jefferson’s political ideals as he originally intended? Identify where Jefferson might have directly fought against his Party successors during the Era of Good Feelings?
Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams did not successfully represent Jefferson’s political ideals as he originally intended. The Democratic-Republican Party shook and lost grip in the 1820s. Madison maintained the constant party support to states right but was unable to uphold the view of the Republicans of the hard-pressed rights of the state and a tremendous admiration to the yeoman farmers was a daunting task from the Presidency central position (Zvesper, 2015). Some of the messes arising from the ideologies of the party that Jefferson disagreed with begun after the end of 1812 war under the administration of Madison.
Administratively, the war had been a whole mess being that America then possessed limited economic and military ability. After observing the struggles of America in the conflict, Madison started adopting a stronger national military, national bank, and government at the last end of his presidency. These characters were antithetical to the ideology of Dem-Rep. James Monroe went ahead and loosened the values of Jefferson with his appointment system, leading to the era of good feeling at the time of his Presidency (Zvesper, 2015). The move was contrary to the insistence of Jefferson to the staunch alliance of the party. Even though Adams Quincy kept the self-determination, noninterventionist, and republicanism of America which was a feature of the D-R party, his supporting of a national university, high tariffs and federal interventions strayed from the part values.
Question Three
Is the term Republican Motherhood misleading? Using at least one example from the reading, explain how this gender expectation impacted American culture during the Jeffersonian period.
Republican motherhood is not misleading. The idea dictated women to efficiently serve as homemakers instead of engaging in business or politics. Indeed, women are best suited at shielding their children from the immoral values of the society and support the roles of their husbands at their place of work (Rendall, 1985). Women are indeed influential in the society when they are homemakers. The gender expectation impacted American culture during the Jeffersonian period in a way. While the Republican motherhood was not promoting the ideology of women adopting a formal responsibility in politics, the grassroots attempts of the proponents highly contributed in discouraging dangerous drinking among the male gender, which encouraged slavery abolition and the establishment of Maternal Associations.
The associations of the mothers aimed at directing methods of parenting in women, and outlined the need for offering moral guidance to their children, while avoiding becoming frustrated with their engaged efforts (Rendall, 1985). During the movement of the Suffragists, some ideologists engaged Republican Motherhood as a demonstration of the way women can become suitable voters through citing the ability of women to uphold morality and control the making of a good decision. All these moves were aimed at making an America where women felt less inferior in all sectors whether political or socially.
References
Hickey, D. R. (2012). The War of 1812: A forgotten conflict. University of Illinois Press
Rendall, J. (1985). Feminism and Republicanism: ‘Republican Motherhood’. In The Origins of Modern Feminism: Women in Britain, France and the United States 1780–1860 (pp. 33-72). Macmillan Education UK
Taylor, A. (2010). The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies. Vintage
Zvesper, J. (1977). Political philosophy and rhetoric: a study of the origins of American party politics. Cambridge University Press