Question 1
Negotiations is a significant cultural result of the 1812 war. The two opposing sides, the Americans, and the British saw it best to engage in peace talks after the war had taken its toll on their people. The peace talks took place in Belgium, which was previously referred to as Ghent. The British made a promise to leave the Canadian borders while the Americans chose to give up their demands to end impressment. Negotiations have been practiced in the wars that followed the 1812 war and are still functional today. Many wars which would have caused devastating effects have been put to a halt owing to the power of negotiations.
Question 2
Republican motherhood is a concept, which surfaced in 1790,'s when enlightened thinkers began to see the importance of the educated woman in the society. These thinkers argued that women were the caregivers of children, and these children were the future citizens of the country. The country could only succeed if its citizens were educated and virtuous. It was, therefore, important to educate the females in the society (Johnston, 1992). Certain religious sects such as the Puritans who acknowledged male superiority opposed this idea. They maintained that the woman belonged to the kitchen, and was made to be a homemaker. This idea led to the emergence of middle-class, educated women who in turn educated their children. The country thus recorded an increase in the formally educated individual. Women became more assertive, powerful and outspoken.
The term is not misleading since the republic became more advanced as a result of educated women. Great minds emerged, and there was an increase in innovative and creative ideas. The culture, which had previously oppressed women, was with time rejected as women began to fight for their rights to be considered as equals to their male counterparts. Jefferson eventually recognized the equality of women by citing that all men and women were created as equals. Successful women began to emerge, and women were taken more seriously in a society that had previously undermined women.
Question 3
No, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams did not represent the party as Jefferson had intended in a variety of ways. Jefferson's representation of the party and the initial values of the party led to the popularity of the Republican party as the Federalist party slowly lost its political power. The Republican Party had been founded on equality for all and on fighting for the rights of the American people. The party did not, however, maintain its popularity for a long time, and after John Quincy Adams had become president, the party lost to Andrew Jackson, the founder of the Democratic Party (Coles, 1965). At this time, the Americans were unsatisfied with the one party rule that the Republicans were engaging in. They saw the need for a better representation since the Republicans no longer seemed concerned with the needs of the citizens.
Jefferson believed that leadership was a talent and that men of superior ability were the ones to govern the country. He believed in the idea of natural aristocracy, which opposed popularity or the membership to a particular party. From this perspective, Jefferson can be said to be more concerned with the state of the nation rather than party politics. He did not focus on creating leaders to succeed him, but rather on letting the most capable person to take to the office based on the voice of the people.
References
Coles, H. (1965). The War of 1812. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Johnston, C. (1992). Sexual power. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press.
