USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What started the second phase of the War of 1812, when Britain focus all is effort on the U.S.?
A
Britain’s defeat of France in 1814
B
Britian’s defeat of Germany in 1814
C
Britain’s defeat of Italy in 1813
D
Britain’s defeat of Portugal in 1815
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Second Phase of the War British forces focused their attack on Washington D.C. and burned the Capitol building and the president’s mansion in August. The British then attacked Fort McHenry at Baltimore.

Detailed explanation-2: -Britain blocked all French seaports and insisted that U.S. ships first stop at a British port and pay a fee before continuing to France. Britian was also interfering in the affairs of Canada, America’s neighbor. The War of 1812 came to be known as the second American war of independence.

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