THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812 CAUSES EFFECTS
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Question
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Select the causes of the War of 1812.
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interference with American trade
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British impressment of American sailors
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British support of Native American resistance
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the British were taxing colonists without their consent
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The War of 1812 (1812-15) was fought between the United States and Great Britain, primarily over the impressment of American sailors by the British Navy, as well as disagreements over trade, western expansion, and Native American policy. The war ended inconclusively after three years of fighting.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two leading causes of the war were the British Orders-in-Council, which limited American trade with Europe, and impressment, the Royal Navy’s practice of taking seamen from American merchant vessels to fill out the crews of its own chronically undermanned warships.
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