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Contents. xvn Battle of Lundy's Lane Capture of Washington British attack on New Orleans . British repulse at New Orleans . Peace of Ghent. American losses A mismanaged war PAGE 343 344 345 346 347 348 CHAPTER XI. THE GROWTH OF THE NATION. (18151828.) By J. B. MCMASTER. Peace of Ghent a turning-point 349 New questions and new parties ....... 350 Growth of trade and manufactures 351 Rise of banking .......... 352 War and manufactures . . 353 State encouragement of manufactures 354 The Peace. Demand for Protection 355 Protection introduced 356 Migration to the West 357 Causes of the westward migration ...... 358 Building of the West 359 Improvement of communications 360 Slavery question. Missouri . 361 Boundary dispute with Spain 362 Fishery dispute with Great Britain 363 North- West frontier, and Oregon 364 Treaty with Great Britain. Spanish delays . .365 The Spanish colonies 366 Revolution in Spain 367 Congress of Troppau 368 Congress of Verona. Monroe's Declaration .... 369 The Monroe Doctrine 370 Conventions with Russia and Great Britain .... 371 Presidential elections 372 Presidential elections : the Caucus 373 Presidential election of 1824 374 North and South : manufactures and Protection .... 375 Tariff question 376 The "Tariff of Abominations" 377 CHAPTER XII. COMMERCE, EXPANSION AND SLAVERY. (1828-1850.) By J. B. McMASTEK. Indignation in the South Presidential election. The Anti-Masons The "South Carolina Exposition" .... " Nullification " in the South 378 379 380 381