<Dl> <Dd> National honour, the reputation of republican government, and the continuing supremacy of the Republican party had seemed to be at stake...National honour had (now) been satisfied," says historian Lance Banning, "Americans celebrated the end of the struggle with a brilliant burst of national pride . They felt that they had fought a second war for independence, and had won . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> National honour, the reputation of republican government, and the continuing supremacy of the Republican party had seemed to be at stake...National honour had (now) been satisfied," says historian Lance Banning, "Americans celebrated the end of the struggle with a brilliant burst of national pride . They felt that they had fought a second war for independence, and had won . </Dd> <P> According to Historians such as Andrew Lambert and William James, British honor was challenged because deserters from the Royal Navy were granted citizenship in the United States . This led to the impressment of American citizens into the Royal Navy . In 1811, the Little Belt Affair would anger the Admiraly and embarrass the United States . This would lead to the British having a particular interest in capturing the United States flagship USS President . Although the British would effectively disable the vast majority of the United States Navy during the war by having the ships blockaded, the single ship actions that the American's won embarrassed the Admiralty . Specific attention was given to these battles as the American's claimed there were between ships of equal force . </P> <P> The British effectively restored their honor by capturing the sloop of war USS Frolic and more importantly the flagship USS President . Both ships were taken to Britain for all to see that the American ships of the so - called engagements of equal force were much larger than the British ships they had fought in single ship duels . Furthermore, the United States failed at abolishing impressment when the treaty was signed, but the British did not continue the practice as the Napoleonic Wars had ended so they no longer needed as many sailors . In doing so British honor was restored, only for the entire conflict to be overshadowed by the defeat of Napoleon . </P>

As a direct result of the spanish american war the united states acquired all of the following