USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1807, British Orders in Council mandate that US ships dock in British ports and pay a British tax before trading with any part of Europe under Napoleon’s control (compare with Navigation Acts). French seize American ships bound for or leaving England.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British Admiralty declared a naval blockade of the Chesapeake and Delaware bays in December 1812. By February 1813 Britain began enforcing the blockade with warships. The blockade was extended from New York to New Orleans that May, further restricting American trade with foreign markets.

Detailed explanation-3: -The warring nations of Britain and France both imposed trade restrictions in order to weaken each other’s economies. These restrictions also disrupted American trade and threatened American neutrality. As time went on, British harassment of American ships increased.

Detailed explanation-4: -The impressment or forcible seizure of American seamen by the British Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries has traditionally been viewed as a primary cause of the War of 1812.