USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The War Hawks tended to be younger congressmen from Southern and Western states. Their desire for war was prompted by expansionist tendencies. Their agenda included adding Canada and Florida to the territory of the United States as well as pushing the frontier farther west despite resistance from Indigenous peoples.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dominating Congress beginning in 1810, the War Hawks led by Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C Calhoun of South Carolina, were determined to acquire Canada for its luscious and fertile soil and vastly wooded areas. Fearful of American aggression, Native Americans were intent on protecting their lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Clay reasoned that because Canada was so vulnerable, an attack on the British colony would force Britain to make concessions on both issues. At the same time, the conquest of Canada would remove a longstanding threat to America’s security on the North American continent and restore national honor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Young, energetic politicians, mostly from the South and the West and known as War Hawks, initiated legislation designed to steer the United States towards war. Leaders of this group included Henry Clay of Kentucky, John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, and Felix Grundy of Tennessee.