Title: Free Essay: Political and Economic Changes After the War of 1812
Headings: Political and Economic Changes After the War of 1812
Political and Economic Changes After the War of 1812
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Content: After the war of 1812, the federal government not only grew domestically but also internationally. The Monroe Doctrine shifted America's foreign policy. The Monroe Doctrine stated that European nations may not interfere or influence nations or colonies in the Western Hemisphere. Although at the time America lacked the military capacity to enforce this Doctrine, this policy was a major shift away from George Washington's policy of neutrality. The U.S. continued its policy of non involvement in European wars, but Europe now was expected to stay away from the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. continued to enforce this Doctrine to this day, with perhaps the most famous example being President Kennedy's Cuban Blockade. After the War of 1812, America's nationalism and unification began to fade in the face of sectionalism. The North and the South soon began to dispute over controversial issues. The South depended on an agricultural, slave based economy. The North saw slavery as immoral.