THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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The British provoked Native Americans to attack American settlers.
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The British impressed American sailors into the Royal Navy to fight Napoleon.
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The British settled New Windsor in American-held territory.
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The Americans wished to conquer Canada from the British.
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The Americans wanted to control the St. Lawrence river.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Causes of the war included British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory.
Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1793 and 1812, the British impressed more than 15, 000 U.S. sailors to supplement their fleet during their Napoleonic Wars with France.
Detailed explanation-4: -One indirect result of the War of 1812 was the later election to the presidency of the war heroes Andrew Jackson and later William Henry Harrison. Both men won military fame, which had much to do with their election victories. Another indirect result was the decline of the power of the Federalist Party.