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War Of 1812 Research Paper

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Ben O’Brien
Midterm Exam
Our Memory of War: The War of 1812 The war of 1812 to many is looked at as a two-year conflict between the United States and Great Britain. That is all that many think it is, a conflict. Just more tensions that rose between the two countries. Many others have forgotten about the war completely. One reason why this major war in American history has been forgotten is because of the lack of a clear-cut winner. “Today, most historians view the war of 1812 as both unnecessary and a dangerous risk to new and fragile ideas of national unity” (Faragher, 9.5.2). This quote from the textbook shows that at the time of the war, there really was no reason for it aside from parts of the United states not liking the relationship …show more content…

The War of 1812 has many reasons why it should be studied. One reason why I believe that it should be studied is because of the fact that it was against the same country that the United States had fought less than 50 years prior to it. There were still bad feelings and tensions between these two countries. “A rising young generation of political leaders, first elected to congress in 1810, strongly resented the continuing influence of Britain on American affairs” (Faragher, 9.5.2). This quote shows that even though the United States had defeated Great Britain in the past, there was still an unwanted amount of Britain interference in America. Citizens of the U.S. felt that they were still not free from them once and for all. This led to citizens from the south and west pushing for war against Britain. These citizens were called “War Hawks”. Although …show more content…

It is pretty clear that the U.S. did whatever it took to acquire more territory and you can’t really blame them. The opportunities that new land creates is worth going through what it takes to get there. The hunger for land was real and will always be real, but the real hunger is for the power that the land creates, and that will never

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