The British forced thousands of American seamen to become British sailors. Americans were “dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation and exposed… to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors” (12A4). This policy of impressment proved to the Americans that the British didn’t respect American sovereignty during the Napoleonic Wars.
In the Chesapeake affair, a British frigate demanded to search the Chesapeake (American frigate) for deserters but the demand was refused. The British ship responded by firing at the American ship and taking the deserters. This increased tensions between Britain and the United States because it infuriated many Americans.
The British were supplying hostile Indians with weapons, which infuriated many Americans because they felt betrayed. Some saw this as a big reason to go into war, “We shall drive the …show more content…
This caused nations to have more respect for America’s assertion and dedication.
Naval officers like Perry and Macdonough proved themselves to be great negotiators. As a result of the officers’ diplomatic ways, American envoys in other nations were taken more seriously (AP, 229).
The war resulted in the death of the Federalist party. After the nation won the war, the Federalists were considered to be traitors because they met to discuss their opposition to the war in the Hartford Convention.
Since the British didn’t win the war, the Indians were left behind and were forced to get along with the Americans to the best of their abilities. They had little choice but to give up their land north of the Ohio River.
Due to the restrictions on trade imposed by Great Britain, America had no choice but to become more economically independent.
America felt very nationalistic after the war. This is seen in literature, where authors started to use American scenes and themes. American artists also started to take inspiration from American landscapes (AP,