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| Define neutrality | the state of being a nonparticipant in a war or other conflict. |
| Define impressment | the forcing of someone into naval service. |
| Why is it difficult for a nation to maintain a state of neutrality? | It is difficult because nations feel a sense of loyalty to their allies and it could mean an interruption of trade. |
| Why was the war between Great Britain and France so damaging to the US? | The war stopped trade between the US and its overseas markets. This hurt the economy of the United States. |
| What two events pressured Madison into declaring war on Great Britain? | British violations of neutral rights; influence of the British on the Indians. |
| How did the War of 1812 help to bring Americans together? | The War of 1812 united Americans against a common enemy. Am,ericans saw that the nation could defend and protect itself. |
| Why was John Quincy Adams determined not to form a joint foreign policy with Great Britain? | He did not want the United States to be tied to Britain forever. He believed that the new nation had to act independently. |
| How well did the US hadnle international conflicts? | The US became better able to handle international conflicts, starting with the threatened state of neutrality, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine. |
| Why do you think many Americans considered the War of 1812 to be a second War of Independence? | Again Americans were able to defend their rights against the British. |
| Explain the role of commerce or trade in the origin of the War of 1812. | American ships had to be able to cross the Atlantic freely to reach overseas markets and bring back needed manufactured goods. |
| What two principles did the Monroe Doctrine establish? | Noncolonization and Nonintervention |
