War Of 1812 Dbq Analysis

Feelings of patriotism and a sense of pride arose after the War of 1812. As America fought its Second War of Independence, it set itself on a path to industrial power and regained its sense of nationalism. Regional economies in the country lead to differences between the North and the South. The industrial revolution, which had begun in Britain, lead to the prosperity of manufactured goods, and with Jefferson’s Embargo Act of 1807 and Slater’s invention of the Spinning Jenny, goods were starting to be manufactured in America itself. While cash crops did not sell well in the North, the northerners turned towards industrial goods, while in the South, the cotton gin was booming, thus expanding slavery in the south, as well as cotton production. This
As the United States grew to become an industrial power, sectional sentiments arose, masked by nationalism.
As the War of 1812 came to an end, nationalism arose under the democratic leader in the United States who attempted to increase the nationalism in the country. Americans began displaying their love for their nation, and a well-known example would be the “Star-Spangled Banner”, the national anthem, as well as other literary arts that were being published at that time (Doc. A).The American System, proposed by Henry Clay, was set in order to unify the nation due to the different economies in the North and the South. The System was based on three things-developing transportation systems and internal improvements, setting up a tariff to protect American goods, and re establishing a national bank to produce the necessary paper money the country will need. Roads were established in order to transport goods