USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British impressment of American seamen and the seizure of cargoes impelled Madison to give in to the pressure. On June 1, 1812, he asked Congress to declare war. The young Nation was not prepared to fight; its forces took a severe trouncing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). After a policy of neutrality at the outbreak of World War I, Wilson led America into war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.”

Detailed explanation-3: -On June 17, 1812, the Senate approved a House-passed resolution declaring war with Great Britain, with three amendments, by a vote of 19-13. President James Madison signed it into law the following day.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -In the end, however, the U.S. declared war only on Great Britain. The decision to go to war is one of the most serious an American president faces. On June 1, 1812, President Madison sent a letter-later dubbed his war message-to both houses of Congress.