Ap Us History After Math 1812 -Ghent Treaty - 1144 Words

was the Ghent Treaty a Failure or a Success in the views of Americans? How Did it affect the country ? Ghent Treaty: Success or Failure? The War of 1812 was fought between the new and fragile United States against the British Empire, Canadian Provinces and a few Woodland Indian Tribes. The War of 1812 was an attempt by the Americans to establish their dominance in North America by conquest of the British owned Canadian Provinces. With an under supplied and undermanned army and navy the United States managed to scrape up a stalemate with the British. The British, with the defeat of Napoleon, turn back toward the Old World to establish their presence as the greatest empire in Europe. The Treaty of Ghent was signed by both, the British†¦show more content†¦Many farmers that were rushing to stake a claiming in the West were typically poor yeoman farmers that did not work out in the East, South or New England. These farmers needed money to buy this newly acquired public land and the bank was right there to help them. Transportation was last on the list. The American System called for an improvement in roads and tr ansportation in the United States. Since roads or trails were not present during the War of 1812, Americans typically had no real way to get supplies or reinforcements to battlefront in a quick and efficient way. The American System called for a road system that could be used efficiently to send soldiers but importantly a better way to trade goods was formed. The whole country benefited for this idea. The South and West had better way to send their crops to the Mississippi River or up north to the Eastern and New England states. Quicker transportation meant that less of the crop would be lost. If it took five days to get corn from Kentucky to Massachusetts, it took three days now. The time was now cut in half, so double the crop or food would not be spoiled as previously, which could now be sold for a bigger profit. If this can be proven true, there will be a surplus of food which can feed a greater manufacturing and industrialized community. With surplus food, cities on the north can grow bigger because fewer farmers are needed and a new wave of factory workers and manufactures