The War of 1812 wasn't a large scale, or global war, effecting the lives of millions of people worldwide, but still, it was an important war for the young American nation. The republic had shown that it would resist what it saw as grevous wrong, and fight with sword in hand. Other nations gained a new respect for the fledgling nation, hearing of her fighting prowess. Sectionalism, associated with the New England Federalists was now discredited. New war heroes emerged, such as Andrew Jackson, and Henry Harrison, both would be future presidents. The Indians were left on the back burner by the British, and were forced to assume any conditions the Americans imposed upon them. The war also bred greater American independence, their manufacturing
