Benefits Of America After The War Of 1812

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The success of America in the war of 1812 had many benefits. These benefits were so large that the age after the war are often called, the "Era of Good Feelings.". This name for the era was a result of the large celebration over the defeat of the British, the growth of the nation, and the political union. The war, and victory of 1812 was seen as the final victory of the Americans over Britain. Even after the Revolutionary war British troops remained in several parts of western America, and it was common practice for them to stir up the Indians and encourage attacks on American settlements. The Americans had never liked this, and because of the victory in 1812, the British presence in America was destroyed (there were still some British settlements

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