The History of The Building of The Nation of America

Building A Nation

The United States of America became stronger, as a country, after it became independent from the British Empire as a result of several different inventions and events. Some of these include economic improvements, due to the First Industrial revolution, the War of 1812, that brought a sense of Nationalism to the United States, and westward expansion, inspired by Nationalism and brought about by the Louisiana Purchase.

The transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy occurred from the 1790s through the 1830s. The First Industrial Revolution began after new technology was introduced to the United States, such as the first industrial mill. The economic take off of the Industrial Revolution that would transform American life was also a result of new organizational strategies to increase productivity, such as the outwork system and the introduction of the factory system. However the, arguably, most famous contribution to the economic takeoff was a result of the building of the Erie Canal to transport the goods made in factories. For example, the cotton from the south was brought to the north where it could be processed in factories. This was all due to the War of 1812, which boosted the manufacturing ability of the United States.

The War of 1812 helped to lay the groundwork for economic expansion in the years after the war. Americans saw the need to uphold national honor during and after the war. This brought a feeling of Nationalism to the American people, even though there had been no true victory. Americans especially celebrated the defeat of the British army in New Orleans. There was a strong growing feeling of national pride after surviving the war and securing the independence gained in the American Revolution.

Westward Expansion gave the American people of the West a beliefs of individualism, political democracy and economic mobility. After the War of 1812, the western frontier represented the opportunity to start over. Westward Expansion began when the United States bought 828,000 square miles of land from France in 1803. The land Jefferson had purchased west of the Mississippi River was completely unknown to Americans and needed to be examined, or explored, before it could be settled. Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition lasted from May 1804 until September 1806. They found no waterway from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, one of their primary goals, but documented more than 100 new animals and 178 plants, and created 140 maps of the previously unknown region.

The United States of America became stronger as a country, after it became independent, due to Nationalism. The rate of progress and prosperity that independence and economic improvement made the U.S. a stronger country with more pride and, with westward expansion, more purpose.