James Madison to Thomas Jefferson. 12 March 1815. The James Madison Papers at the Library of Congress. Accessed 10 November 2016. https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/resource\/mjm.17_0202_0204\/?sp=3&st=text<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Library of Congress hold several of Madison\u2019s letters concerning the negotiation of the Treaty of Ghent, and his seeming overarching concern to obtain peace and keep it at all costs. Analysis of these documents, perhaps in tandem with the treaty itself, would make an interesting study of how prevalent isolationist ideas were in terms of ending the War of 1812.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monroe, James. \u201cMonroe Doctrine; December 2 1823.\u201d The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School. Accessed 10 November 2016. http:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/19th_century\/monroe.asp<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the Monroe Doctrine is part of my general research questions, no historian has looked at the doctrine itself to make specific connections to the rise of isolationism. Given as part of President Monroe\u2019s address to Congress, several sentences directly allude to isolationist ideas. Close analysis of the complete text could provide interesting insights into the rise of isolationism.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the causes and extent of the late commotions in Baltimore.”\u00a0 The Maryland Gazette<\/em>. 13 August 1812. Accessed 10 November 2016. http:\/\/msa.maryland.gov\/megafile\/msa\/speccol\/sc3500\/sc3520\/002200\/002206\/html\/2206sources.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most opposition during the War of 1812 stemmed from Federalists who feared extensive government control. The circumstances of this violent riot in Baltimore connect Federalist concerns to isolationism, by characterizing Democratic-Republicans as too pro-European. Examining the riot in detail could be an interesting way of getting at popular sentiment regarding isolationism.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n