1.) John Quincy Adams was an ardent expansionist. What actions did he support to help the United States became the “first and mightiest nation in the world”?

John Quincy Adams supported and drafted the Monroe Doctrine which called for: the opposition of any further colonization by European powers, avoidance of wars of Europe, and the avoidance of interference with newly independent Latin American states (Foner 361). It helped the United States claim “the role of the dominant power in Western Hemisphere” and eventually allowed the new nation to “assume Britain’s economic role” (Foner 361). Adams rooted for “the American System of government-sponsored economic development”, in which he hoped to expand and encourage American commerce (Foner …show more content…
He rose from humble beginnings, raised on the “South Carolina frontier...orphaned during the American Revolution” (Foner 347). Jackson grew to be very wealthy over time, studying politics and law, winning elections into the Senate and House of Representatives, and became a state supreme court judge, despite his rough start in life; he was a self-made man. Andrew Jackson’ hard-working attitude and persistence shined through in his actions when he began pushing for expansion in the western frontier and demonstrating his Westward Movement ‘qualities’ with his aggressive take on enlarging the nation. He removed Indians from their lands relocating them to new areas, attempting to make space for the settlers who were coming to the new nation. Jackson had a great strategy for his campaigning in his political life as well, listening to those around him for ideas on improvement. He made many loyal democrats while in office, showing his persuasive skills and ability to expand not just physically (westward expansion) but politically as well (growing democracy). Representing the market revolution, Jackson encouraged further growth in manufacturing by tapping into the rich natural resources of the