American History Homework Four Answers - Student Seven

KaraH -- In Progress

1. The Revolution of 1800 was the presidential election in the same year. In that election there was a change of leadership, but it was peaceful and done by voting. This was the first time a change like this had happened by voting and without too many troubles in modern history. In England, royalty is generally not chosen by popular vote, and before 1800 no other vote had been done peacfully.

2. If I knew of the vast land that could be bought within the same land mass as the country I led, I would have approved. There are so many oppurtunites that this country gained when we had some "breathing room," and that land is still utilized in not only housing, but in farming and other sorts of economic things.

On the other hand though, had America not bought the land from France, who knows who would have bought it? Anyone could have bought the land, and if for example England was the one, there are so many conflicts that could have come about from the closer quarters and the accesibility between both countries.

3. The English banned America from trading with France unless the things being traded first arrived in England. This burdened America and their shipping which led to the War of 1812, even though England revoked this a bit before Congress declared war. England had no right to put their noses into other country's business (even though America has done it many times) and to go so far as to forbid these two countries to trade with one another without first looking at it themselves was way overboard.

This would tack on a few extra hundred miles on both ends, and extra food and water which would not only add in the money factor, but the time factor as well. Needless to say, America was rather unpleased.

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5. When both the middle and low classes of voters prefer a certain candidate, even if the upper class does not, it's called a Jacksonian Democracy. The reason for this is because before Andrew Jackson became president he lived in a literal log cabin. When he was inagurated Jackson allowed the public into the White House, even allowing them to stand on chairs with their muddy boots.