The War of 1812 was a battle fought between the United States and Great Britain, along with help from Canada and the Native Americans, from June 18, 1812, to February 18, 1815. The United States declared war against Great Britain due to multiple disputes that included trade restrictions against the United States, the capture of American sailors, and the support of Native American tribes fighting against American settlers. These issues led to the War of 1812, which Americans ultimately declared the “Second War of Independence.” Great Britain’s primary goal was to defend their North American colonies, but they also wanted to create a neutral Indian buffer state in the Midwest. As a colony of Great Britain, Canada fought in the war as they were being invaded by the Americans. The Native Americans fought against the United States because they did not want the Americans to expand westward. These groups joined forces during the War of 1812 to prevent the United States from becoming a major force in the world. Trade restrictions brought on by the British war with France helped start the War of 1812. France and Great Britain were already at war. France didn’t allow America to trade with Great Britain, and Great Britain didn’t allow America to trade with France.
The primary grievances of the United States that led to war with Britain was Britain interfering with trade on the high seas. According to the primary source handout on the war of 1812, “On 7 january 1807, a British Order in Council had prohibited ships from participating in the coastal trade of France and her allies” (34). The embargoes hurt the U.S far more than they did britain. Britain also were inciting Indian attacks on the frontier. But the number one grievance that lead Madison to declare the war was that british ships continually violated the American flag on the great highway of nation.
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The War of 1812 was one of the most insignificant wars in U.S. history which despite its failure to accomplish its strategic goals, the country showed the world that the U.S., military could stand up to the British on land. Bradford Perkins presented a short but brilliant account on the root cause of the war, by offering two thesis’s to support the claim that the land hunger, the loss of commerce, and national honor were the main causes. Right from the start Perkins argued that the war of 1812 was the product of resentment at various British actions which challenged American sovereignty on sea, and on land. He thus tries to explain how the two theories (land hunger and national honor) emerged, and the main issues which led to the cause of the war.
America took on one of the greatest army two times for one thing, independence. The War of 1812 was pointless. Many leaders and conflicts came out of this war for many different reasons. When the war ended the war was neither won or lost by either side. Land went back and forth, but in the end no land was either won or gained.
Grayzel, Susan R. The First World War: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. Print.
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815 (Findling, 15). When the war began, it was being fought by the Americans to address their grievances toward the British, though toward the end, the issues eventually were unjustified and reasons manipulated. There is no single cause for the War of 1812 but instead, several related causes, such the influence of the War Hawks, the impressments as well as the Embargo and Non-Intercourse acts, and the British's possible interference with the Indian Nations, and land ownership disputes between the Natives and Americans, ultimately leading to the Battle of Tippecanoe.
The War of 1812 was the result of ongoing political, diplomatic, and economic problems with the British and French, as well as expansionist/territorial issues with the Native American populations along the Western regions of the United States.
The war of 1812, a fight for maritime and naval power, a conflict between America and Great Britain, would have an massive impingement on the young nation. Major destruction, and lives lost in vain, from a war that neither side recieved something to gain. There was a series of events that drove Americans to ignite the fuel for war on Great Britain. For example; Britain’s restrictions on U.S. trade, impressment of american seamen by the Royal Navy, Britain recruiting Native Americans to fight against the U.S. and lastly America’s hunger to expand its territory.
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The War of 1812 was the nation’s first declared militarized conflict that began June 18, 1812 and continued strong to February 18, 1815. The conflict lasted two and half years and was fought by the United States and the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.(Upton) The war was frequently seen as a series of Napoleonic wars due to it being caused by problems related to that war. The war itself even solved many that had still remained from the American revolutionary war. The United States declared war for a number of reasons to include, the impressment of American sailors into the royal navy, British support of Indian tribes against American expansion and outrage over insults to national honor after humiliations on the high seas. (Walker)
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The War of 1812 was a war between Britain and the United States fought primarily in Upper Canada. It had many causes, few which involved British North America. The results of the war include the fact that there was no clear winner or loser among them. The only real losers in the situation were the Natives in the region. They were driven out of their lands and customs. None of the borders was changed by the war, though many attempts were made. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, did nothing to advance the state of the countries. It went so far as to end the war and put things back the way that they were, but the main causes of the conflict were not addressed or dealt with. In order to evaluate the significance of this war, Canadian victories and losses, as well as overall results, must be analyzed.
The War of 1812 was a small war with big consequences and is often overlooked, or considered unimportant. But the War of 1812 is an important part of our history because of not only its consequences, but the events that lead to its declaration. From Napoleon excluding British goods from “Fortress Europe” to the Battle of New Orleans, there are many issues and events of importance that impacted later history. For example, “Jefferson's attempt at "peaceful coercion" resulted in economic disaster for merchants (Feldmeth 1).” in the Embargo Act. In the following essay, I am going to discuss the causes and consequences of the War of 1812 and their importance.
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