How Was Monroe's Statement in His First Inaugural Address That

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Multiple Choice

How was Monroe's statement in his first inaugural address that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain" contradicted by subsequent events?

• A) If the U.S. was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have to expand to obtain Florida or more land in the West.
• B) If the U.S. was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have changed to a market economy and begun industrialization outside of the home.
• C) If the Great Lakes and the great rivers were important to the U.S., it would not have built national roads.
• D) The Great Lakes and great rivers ended up being of little value to the U.S. during the early nineteenth century, causing the U.S. to seek more "domain."
• E) Because of poor relations with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and great rivers regions, the U.S. wasn't truly happy with respect to its domain.

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