To What Extent Should The US Go To War With Britain

The United States should not go to war with Britain. There are 3 reasons why the United States should not go to war with Britain and these three reasons are; the U.S army is fairly new and inexperienced, the U.S is not prepared for war and the U.S is out numbered. During 1803 the British started to oppress American sailors and forced them to work on their ships. In attempts to stop the actions of the British, James Madison sent a letter to the British referring to the their horrible actions. The British were not threatened by the letter and continued to oppress the American Sailors.The actions of the British got to the Americans and they declared war on the british during June of 1812. Little did the Americans know there were alternatives other than declaring war. …show more content…
The U.S army was created June 14,1775 and the British army was created in the 1600’s. The British army was more than 100 years more experienced than the U.S. Ultimately the U.S set themselves up for failure when they decided to declare war with the British. An alternative to declaring war on British could have been to simply become alliances and the British could have actually help the U.S army become a lot more advanced. To continue, not only were the U.S new to wars but they were not prepared for the war. The U.S only fought in 7 wars before they declared war on the British. Where the British fought over 20 years before going against the U.S. The British won most of their ways and were extremely prepared for the U.S if they were ever to attack them. The U.S approached the British with little to no experience somehow thinking that they could defeat the