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American History Homework Four Answers - Student Eight (view source)
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1. What was the "Revolution of 1800"?
The “Revolution of 1800” was the presidential election of 1800 because it was the first peaceful change in authority due to an election in modern history. The group with power, the Federalist Party with John Adams as their leader, was defeated by a group not in power, the Democratic-Republican Party whose leaders were Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. What I found interesting was that John Adams own vice president, Jefferson, was running against him. Adams must have been even more frustrated with Thomas when he won the election.
2. If you were the president, would you have approved the Louisiana Purchase? Explain.
I would approve of the Louisiana Purchase if I were president because that was a great opportunity to enlarge the United States of America. The price for the land that Napoleon proposed was a great deal for a territory that at that time was even bigger than the United States itself. With new land for farming many citizens and immigrants would be tempted to move out west and start a new living. Europe would soon recognize the USA as a strong and vast nation which they should respect and fear. You are not offered annually a great deal like the Louisiana Purchase by a foreign nation.
3. Identify a cause of the War of 1812.
The harassment of American soldiers by the British contributed in increasing the anger between the British and the Americans. The Americans were angry because England had no right to attack their ships and sailors. I think the British wanted to make up for their lose in the American Revolution by agitating the Americans any way possible and prove that the United States were just lucky when they won the war against the well equipped army of England.