The War Of 1812: A War We Often Neglect In History

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and England. Ending in 1815 with the Treaty of Ghent, the war did not accomplish any of the issues it was being fought over. For the US, the War of 1812 seemed to just be one failure after another. Although the military suffered great failure during the war, these were the direct consequence of the failure of the citizens to unite for the causes of the war. Because of these failures, it is quite valid to call the War of 1812 "America's worst-fought war".

The War of 1812 was fought between the new and fragile United States against the British Empire, Canadian Provinces and a few Woodland Indian Tribes. The War of 1812 was an attempt by the Americans to establish their dominance in North America by conquest of the British owned Canadian Provinces. With an under supplied and undermanned army and navy the United States managed to scrape up a stalemate with the British. The British, with the defeat of Napoleon, turn back toward the Old World to establish their presence as the greatest empire in Europe. The Treaty of Ghent was signed by both, the British

The War of 1812 was both costly and deadly for America, and yet, the war is often forgotten because the outcome did nothing to change anything from where it began. Typically, the end of a war signified a winner and loser by what was established, usually the gain of land. This is a significant reason it is considered forgotten, as there’s nothing gained or loss on either side! The majority of the war took place on or near Canadian soil, which was then a British Colony, near ports and the Chesapeake Bay. Because of the location, ships were used in the fighting.

that led up to a war outbreak. Similarly, the War of 1812 piqued the interests of many scholars, eventually giving rise to controversial analysis and interpretations. To narrow down, the two essays Who Were the War Hawks? and The War Hawks of 1812: An Historical Myth written respectively by Reginald Horsman and Roger H. Brown, present contrasting views and reflects the interest still shown toward the causes of the 1812 war, resulting in contradicting, and controversial opinions and conclusions.

At this time in history, the United was still in its infancy, being not even three decades old. George Washington had established a Proclamation of Neutrality for the United States during his presidency. This stated that the United States would not involve itself in foreign affairs, commercial or militaristic, and create a self-contained economy that relied on no outside power. He felt that if the nation got involved in the issues of other countries, it could draw the U.S. into tensions and conflict with other countries. The newborn country was not yet ready for war and its economy was not sufficiently stabilized to start trade with others. The victory of the United States over Great Britain

The war of 1812 took place across much of North America and beyond. The war was born as a result of the conflict between Britain and Napoleon’s France.

The War of 1812 proved how far away America was from becoming a unified nation. There were many problems going on at this time; the Bank of the United States had expired, there was pathetic transportation, and manufacturing had been required in order to counter a trade barrier made by the British. They wanted the U.S. to stay an agrarian republic, however, Republicans led by John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay believed that manufacturers needed to be protected if the United States was to become sovereign of Great Britain. In 1815, President James Madison introduced an idea for new development known as the "American System." This new idea was a government-promotion of economic development; a system that would rest on a new national bank, a tax on imports to advance and protect manufacturing and federal financing of canal and road construction. Madison, alarmed that the national government might mess with the individual freedoms and slavery within the southern states, also voted against an internal improvements bill.

On June 18th, the United States entered the War of 1812, despite the resistance of the Federalists. The country entered the war in hopes to fight for “free trade and sailors.” There were many failures of the War. One of the failures in the War of 1812 was the fact that American’s failed to invade Canada successfully. One of the greatest victories for the United States was the Battle of New Orleans. General Andrew Jackson led the United State forces. This battle was the final battle of the War of 1812, ending January 18,1815. One thing to note on this bloody battle, is the fact Jackson led troops into New Orleans just days after the peace treaty was signed. The Americans were unaware of this treaty until days later. The attack resulted in

The United States of America triumphed in the Revolutionary War, emerging as an independent nation. Thereafter, they had an arduous task of building their economy and earning recognition amongst other nations. George Washington, the presiding president, promoted Alexander Hamilton, a thirty-four year old former officer of the Continental Army, as the Secretary of Treasury. He devised plans on how to simultaneously generate revenue and deal with war debts. Inevitably, the United States encountered many disruptions on their road to maturity, including oppositions on Hamilton 's deals by other forefathers and unforeseen wars and rebellions that erupted in the country. Amidst those wars, was the War of 1812, which

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.

In 1820, the Congress of the United States passed The “Missouri Compromise”. This compromise went over the sectional differences the states had at the time, but was able to maintain the balance between states who favored slavery, and those who were against it and banned it in their respective state. But how this was achieved? After the “War of 1812”, the American people started to contemplate the idea of expansion more thoroughly, which led to the “Era of Good Feeling”, from 1817 to 1823. This ideas, however, were delayed because of the “Panic of 1819”, which was the aftermath result of the “War of 1812”. On top of that, from 1819 to 1821, a national crisis known as the “Missouri Crisis” stroke. This “crisis” consisted that the nations had to confront the question: If America keeps expanding west, should the southern slavery system expand as well? This “Missouri Question” eventually led to the “Missouri Compromise”, but what circumstances propelled the United States Congress to enable this compromise? According to the documents provided, the circumstances that led up to the “Missouri Compromise” were that of an attempt to regulate slavery, a response to the migrations west of the Appalachians, and the belief of the American people in the “Manifest Destiny”.

There are 4 different perspectives to the War of 1812, American, Canadian, British, and Native American. These 4 perspectives need to be looked at in order to understand the full measure of the War of 1812. Each side had their own reasons for fighting and their perceived outcome.

The War of 1812 was a war between Britain and the United States fought primarily in Upper Canada. It had many causes, few which involved British North America. The results of the war include the fact that there was no clear winner or loser among them. The only real losers in the situation were the Natives in the region. They were driven out of their lands and customs. None of the borders was changed by the war, though many attempts were made. The Treaty of Ghent, which ended the war, did nothing to advance the state of the countries. It went so far as to end the war and put things back the way that they were, but the main causes of the conflict were not addressed or dealt with. In order to evaluate the significance of this war,

There are many conflicting viewpoints of the war of 1812. Both sides claim it as a victory but only one side can win a war. The war of 1812 isn’t a very well known war throughout the world but it has been a very important one to the countries and people involved. The war was an issue of the U.S. wanting land and seeing an opportunity to have North American Britain while Britain was at war with Napoleon. The U.S. also wanted to trade with everybody as Great Britain was stopping the U.S. from trading with enemies in Europe such as Napoleon. The United States and Great Britain both views The War of 1812 as a victory but in reality the United States did not achieve their goals of the war and Great Britain obtained almost all of their goals with less losses.

The War of 1812 is often referred to as “ Mr. Madison 's War,” because at the time, federalists believed that their current president, James Madison declared war, without the approval of congress. At the time, the new united nation but somewhat divided was being controlled under the rule of the great power of Great Britain. Great Britain had a strong connection with the northern states of the United States, because of the constant trade going on between them. As the, Federalists got richer, the British gained more goods, but there was a downside in these connections, Britain which was still a monarchy believed that the new nation, the United States, should serve under the king as well, now this frustrated many Americans because they believed that as a new nation they had the right to govern themselves without the rule of a king. Soon a new congress was elected and a group of young republicans rose to power and voiced their opinions on declaring war against the British to end their ties and the harassment. These new elected officials were nicknamed the “Warhawks,” they did not like the pacifists who were against war, nor did they like the Federalists who sought peace with Britain because they wanted to remain wealthy. This group of people were lead by two very important men, Henry Clay, elected Speaker of the House and John C. Calhoun, leading Warhawk. They were all members of the Democratic-Republican party, which represented the southern and western states. With the