Multiple choice

All demonstrate the significance on the development of a nat identity after War of 1812 EXCEPT

  1. expansion to the west

  2. construction of canals and railroads

  3. stimulation of factories and commerce

  4. all banking was left to the states

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The federal government took an active role in banking, most notably through the Second Bank of the United States, which was chartered after the War of 1812. Leaving all banking to the states was not a policy that defined the post-war era of national identity.