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The War Of 1812 And The United States Essay

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The War of 1812 was the result of an ongoing feud between France, Great Britain, and the United States. The causes of the war included Britain attempt to restrict trade between France and the United States, Britain’s navy intimidating American seamen and the U.S. attempt to expand their territory. Before going into the war, the United States was fully aware that Britain had the greatest naval power in the world so this would be the costliest war financially and physically. The United States knew that this conflict with Great Britain would have a tremendous impact on the country’s future so they had to address the issue immediately and aggressively. But the United States defeated Britain once before they knew they can defeat them once again. Many people considered the War of 1812 the United States second war of independence because once again they were facing Great Britain. The conflict between France and Great Britain (French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars) set the tone of the War of 1812 Both nations were trying to prevent the United States from trading with the other. The Jay’s Treaty of 1794, settled many unresolved issues between the United States and Great Britain. One of these issues was that of trading goods with France. Of course, Britain considered France the enemy, therefore they wanted the United States to have nothing to do with their enemy. The Jay’s Treaty allowed for Britain to seize any U.S. goods headed for France, but only if they paid for them.

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