8.5E & 8.13A The War of 1812 & $ Effects of the War of 1812

Because Great Britain blockaded U.S. ports during the war, American consumers were forced to buy domestic products, leading to this economic outcome.

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

The Embargo Act and the war itself created a situation where the U.S. had to produce its own cloth, tools, and finished goods, resulting in this major development.

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

This effect is best summarized by the idea that the U.S. became less reliant on European nations for essential finished products.

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

This development marked the true beginning of the American Industrial Revolution, especially in the textile industry.

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

Which economic effect was a direct government policy response intended to protect the newly created industries?

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

This change meant that American consumers and merchants looked inward for goods rather than relying heavily on European imports.

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

The economic necessity during the war led to the establishment of numerous domestic textile mills and production centers, particularly in New England.

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs

How did the British naval blockade primarily cause the growth of American factories?

• It provided a large labor force for the factories.

• It cut off the supply of foreign goods, forcing Americans to produce their own.

• It lowered the price of imported raw materials.

• It allowed the U.S. to seize British factories.

The imposition of Protective Tariffs by Congress was intended to reduce which immediate post-war threat?

• High unemployment rates.

• Cheap British goods flooding the American market.

• Overproduction in Southern agriculture.

• The expansion of the National Bank.

The shift from an economy dominated by agriculture and foreign trade to one balanced by domestic production best reflects which effect?

• Growth of American Manufacturing/Factories

• Decline of Dependence on Foreign Trade/Goods

• Increased National Self-Sufficiency

• Rise of Protective Tariffs