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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:57, March 23, 2007
The War of 1812 was a three year war that was between England and the United States of America.
Reasons for War
There are a number of reasons for war being declared. One of which was the fact that Britain was conscripting Americans to the navy. Britain also interfered with American trade with France, who Britain was at war with. Also at issue was the practice of impressment, which Americans did not enjoy. Finally, Britain also supported hostile Native Americans who were blocking settlement to what is now of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.[1]
The War
The White House was burned when the British invaded Washington, DC. The United States defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans, where General Andrew Jackson destroyed British units ironically after the war's end. As both sides had their shares of victories and defeats, at the peace settlements, the Treaty of Ghent, American delegate John Quincy Adams was quoted saying "we'll call it a draw."
References
- ↑ Stagg (1983)