USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -June 18, 1812: The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law-and the War of 1812 begins.

Detailed explanation-2: -The War of 1812 pitted the young United States in a war against Great Britain, from whom the American colonies had won their independence in 1783. The conflict was a byproduct of the broader conflict between Great Britain and France over who would dominate Europe and the wider world.

Detailed explanation-3: -James Madison, the Father of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, was President of the United States during the War of 1812. Great Britain’s seizure of American cargo and sailors drove Madison to side with the War Hawks, so he asked Congress for a declaration of war on June 1, 1812.

Detailed explanation-4: -The War of 1812 was fought in the United States, Canada, and on the high seas. Engagements were fought in the Old Southwest (Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Mississippi), the Old Northwest (embracing Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin) Canada, Coastal Maine and the Chesapeake.

Detailed explanation-5: -The War of 1812 came to be known as the second American war of independence. How long did the war last and where was it fought?