Influences, Major Issues and Philosophies of The Early 1800’s America, Lance Landry American History For my American History paper, I have chosen to focus on important matters in which occurred in the early 1800s. The following are the six specific events that I have chosen to write about; Jefferson’s philosophy shape policy toward the government, what lead to the war with Great Britain in 1812, how the war of 1812 influenced America’s domestic politics and economy, the significance of the decisions rendered by the Supreme Court under the leadership of John Marshall, the slavery issue of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine and its implications. These six events contain and explain influences, major issues and philosophies of the early 1800s in America. As a chief founder for the future Republican Party Thomas Jefferson’s ultimate philosophy “to place the good ahead of private interests” (Brodie, 1998, p. 35) morphed the current policies on multiple facets. Jefferson viewed the self sufficiency of educated farmers with admiration. As a man of the people he repealed taxes that were economically undermining industrious farmers. Through a somewhat domino effect by slashing taxes Jefferson in turn had to reduce the army to keep a handle on national debt. However going to war with Tripoli was ultimately a cost saving move carried about by Jefferson, totally eliminating cost of protection in the Mediterranean. Forever more, American history would be shaped by the frontier that Jefferson bought from Napoleon Bonaparte in order to fund his wars of devastation across all of Europe. This further cemented the strong ties of friendship established during the Revolutionary War. France would remain an ally of the US until at least the War of 1812. What Lead to the War with Great Britain in 1812 However, France enjoyed the American neutrality because it secured their food source, much to Britain’s dislike. Supporters of Madison such as John C. Calhoun suggested that America’s...