World Affairs Dbq Analysis

he time period after the American Revolution was a challenging time for the fledgling nation called the United States. The United States although did not have enough military power to exert to make other countries recognize its influence on World Affairs, the United States used other creative ways to prop up its interests in World Affairs. Three ways through which the US sought to enhance its interests in World Affairs was through The Treaty of San Lorenzo(TSL), The War of 1812 and the Monroe Doctrine(MD). The TLS negotiated by Thomas Pinckney was a key way in which the US attempted to enhance its interest in the world. After the American Revolution the US had adopted a foreign policy based on neutrality because of the great economic gains that could could be gained by trading with a variety of other nations. TSL focused mainly on freeing up the use of the Mississippi River which gave American access duty-free to world markets. This treaty increased economic gains for the country as well as helped to resolve Washington's
Madison and other at the time viewed the War of 1812 to restore confidence in the republican experiment. In hopes to keep the neutrality America had tried to not pick sides between warring European countries. Although their goal of remaining neutral was noble it had brought them international derision. Madison and other Republicans came to the conclusion that the only way to restore the viability of American nationhood was through war. Their thinking behind this idea was that if America could not protect itself the ideas it championed such as republicanism and democracy would be scoffed at by the rest of the world. The War of 1812 allowed the US to show the world the that the Republican system has a force and duration worthy of enterprise. The last main action taken by the United States to enhance its interest in World affairs was the Monroe