Compare And Contrast The American Revolution And The War Of 1812

The American Revolutionary war began in-part because of economic struggles England faced after securing safety for it’s colonies during the Seven Years War. England needed to increase their taxation on the colonists after the war to pay off its war debts. Prior to these taxes, the colonies were wholly content while under the wing of the British Empire. Not only because the protection the British provided, but also because of their deep reverence for the Motherland. Colonists were angered by with Parliament due to their lack of acknowledgement towards colonists rights and opinions. Colonists stood together in a defiant motion towards liberation from England’s tyrannous acts of lawless duplicity. Before British government was able to fully

The 1812 war between the British and Indian allies against the Americans have a relation to the war of independence as referred by scholars. The war was fought for three years and highlighted a high number of casualties. Some of the post-war development occurred after the war. As a result, American developed independent societies and cultures. In the event of war, America achieved independence at the expense of political and military structures. After the war, they had to rebuild these structures again.

The War of 1812 is also known as the Second War of Independence because America and Britain had multiple disputes for numerous years since the early 1800’s; America desired revenge. Contributing to the title of Second War of Independence, the First War of Independence between America and Great Britain was twenty-five years before 1812 as well. Some prominent reasons were impressment of American soldiers by Britain, Britain siding with Native Americans, and Britain violating America’s neutral rights. One cause of the War of 1812 was British impressment of American soldiers. Document one states, “The central disagreement surrounded the impressment of American soldiers by the British.”.

The American Revolution erupted on April 19, 1775 because the American Colonies were dissatisfied with England mismanagement and their reluctance to compromise with taxation and strict trading policies. Due to previous war, Great Britain had huge debt that had to be paid. The British claimed they had fought the long and costly war to protect its American colonies from the French in Canada. So it was only right they should be taxed. However, the American Colonies disagreed, Angry, they immediately began to rebuke British goods and that is what ultimately led to the revolutionary war.

The war of 1812 is considered by some as "the second war for independence."1 The United States had won its independence in 1783, but the British still treated the Americans as though they still had control of them. Americans resented the treatment they received from the British. They felt they were a free country and the British would not recognize them as so. This is believed by many to be the cause of the War of 1812, but no one act can be contributed as such. There were many events leading up to the War of 1812 they built up to the final explosion. These causes range from the Chesapeake to the Non-intercourse act. Although no one act can be contributed as starting the War of 1812, when all the events

The American Revolutionary War inspired the French Revolutionary War because of their similarities and differences in government. The political and intellectual causes, of both wars, are similar throughout the two countries; however, there are some differences between the two. After the wars, in both countries, it shifted the way they each were governed. America’s government became different in 1803, twenty years after the revolutionary war, and again in 1833, fifty years after the war. The French government also became different in 1819, twenty years after their revolutionary war, and in 1849, fifty years after the war.

Even though the United States was not in the greatest place both politically and economically, the war of 1812 proved to have great results. These included the ending the British impressment of America ships, as ships were no longer pawns between the British and French. Additionally, the Mississippi River at the gulf of Mexico was finally the jurisdiction of the U.S. Finally, political relations improved significantly between the U.S. and the British which improved their overall economic relations. Overall, when comparing the before and after of some changes, the War of 1812 was important and necessary as the British really didn’t accept America’s Independence and this war essentially forced the British to realize that America was a force to

The War of 1812 is often referred to as the United States's second war of independence because, like the Revolutionary War, it was fought against Great Britain. The Conflict resulted from the clash between American nationalism and the war Britain and its allies were waging against the empire of Napoleonic France. Many Americans believed that England sought to humiliate the United States, limit its growth, and perhaps even impose a quasi‐colonial status upon its former colonies.

This was mainly due to the colonies' refusal to live and obey British rule. The colonists sole purpose for immigrated to America was escape the British rule. Although the American Revolution began in 1775, there were various events that lead to the war's conception. Some these events were the Stamp Act which required printed materials such a newspapers to be printed on British produced paper. The Townshend acts which were a series of acts passed by Great Britain that taxed the colonies. The Boston Massacre which resulted in 5 colonists being killed after an angry confrontation with British soldiers. The Boston Tea Party which was where the colonists dressed up as American Indian and dumped British produced tea into the harbor. This was in response to the Tea act that monopolized the tea trade within America. All these events helped to spark America's rebellious nature and fight got their independence in the American Revolution

The American Revolution (1775-1783) began because of growing conflicts between American colonies and Britain residents. The identity of the American colonists prior to the American Revolution was dependent on Britain. However, they wanted to change their identity because they wanted their freedom. They did not want Britain controlling them anymore, they wanted to become an independent nation. Britain was not content with this, they wanted to have full control over the colonists, so they began creating acts. The identity of American colonists between 1607 and 1775 led to the American Revolution because of events such as the French and Indian War, Britain's heavy taxation, and also because of the slavery, which caused more diversity.

Twenty-nine years after the signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War between America and Britain, was the year that marked the beginning of a new conflict that would last America the next three years, the War of 1812. On June 16th of that year, President James Madison declared the start of a war that would greatly impact the future of our country. Britain, still one of the world's greatest superpowers, was currently warring with France at the time of the declaration, however, Britain's reputation as a formidable opponent stood strong. The War of 1812 held a great significance in the history of America: Reasonable purposes for conflict, major conflict with Native Americans, great controversy among its supporters and opposers, numerous honorable battles, the inclusion of African Americans in the war, a memorable conclusion, and notable results.

I believe that the War of 1812 was a continuation of the American war for independence. Even though the Americans had beaten the British is the revolution, and gained their independence politically the British still controlled much of American trade and commerce. They also were found to be arming the Indians who lived in the Mid-West and thus impeding American expansion into Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. While the Revolution and War of 1812 were technically two different wars, the Americans were still fighting the British to prove their status as a nation.

The War of 1812 was started by America due to British encroachment on three fronts, trade restrictions imposed by the British, the increasing alliances of the British with Indian tribes blocking American expansion West, and due to British interference with merchant class ships in the Atlantic. The war was fought in the Great Lakes region between America and Canada, near New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Atlantic trade routes, and around Washington DC. The British had always considered the American insurrection in the 1770s to be a temporary event, their continued battles within the European continent as well as the rest of the British empire had proven to be too distracting to keep a solid check on North America. The British also had not anticipated a war in North America in the lead up to the war of 1812 due to the fragility of the American states, leading to the hubris Britain retained in its relations with the young United States of America.

The American Revolution was caused by a variety of things such social,political,and economical factors, but it was primarily initiated by unfair taxes and laws placed by the British on the unrepresented colonists. Colonist had no representatives in the British Parliament which meant they had no say or opinion in any of Britain's affairs. Colonist felt that they were being treated unfair and that they could not be taxe without being represented, the British felt that they were in the right to place taxes on colonists due to how much money the colonies owe after the French and Indian War. After the British started to pass taxes and laws in the colonies things escalate quickly, people started to see the British as an enemy “King George is a tyrant. He breaks the laws.He is an enemy of his own people”-Patrick Henry, many people in the colonies felt the same way as Patrick Henry did and eventually the colonist got fed up of taxes and the laws and desired dependence from England.

The American Revolution was a war fought between Great Britain and the American colonies over independence from 1775 to 1783 which resulted in a fundamental change in American politics, society, and economics. The American Revolution began as a result of Great Britain taxing the colonies to cover the debts accumulated through the French and Indian War. While the majority of the colonies stayed loyal to their ‘Mother Land’, some of the colonist felt resentment toward England. Some colonist felt that England had no right to tax the colonies, while they had no representation in parliament. This created a divide within in the colonies between those who were in favor of independence-Patriots, and those who were still loyal to the Crown-