What is the significance of the eagle’s stance?
-the eagle represents the willingness of the united states to use force to protect its territories.
-the eagle shows that the united states has expanded enough.
-the eagle represents the threat the united states poses to other countries.
-the eagle shows that united states values freedom and liberty.

-The eagle shows that United States values freedom and liberty.

The bald eagle was chosen as a characteristic and particular species in the American continent. It represents freedom. A bald eagle flies high, on the tops where mountains are the predominant panorama. This is a metaphor for liberty in full sense. It seems that this species, in particular, has unlimited space to move, therefore complete liberty. Remember that freedom and liberty were values was found always in political speech and served as the driving force for the formation of the American nation. The bald eagle was chosen in 1782 as the emblem of the United States of America. Additionally, the animal lives in an environment where no predators limit its behavior, flying into valleys downward, then upward and practically can go anywhere after some repose.

the south did not want the federal laws to overrule the state laws.