The War of 1812 was a military conflict between Great Britain and the United States that was fought from 1812 to 1815. Canada became involved due to the fact that they were a colony of Great Britain at the time and Canada had been invaded on multiple occasions by the United States. The war began because of conflict between Great Britain and the United States when Great Britain adopted economic sanctions that restricted American trade. Britain also infuriated the Americans when the HMS Geurriere attacked an American vessel looking for British born sailors on May 1st 1811 to force them into the Royal Navy. The Americans were already outraged about the sanctions and the attack simply brought it to the next level. On June 18, 1812, United States
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Britain put in place a law that did not allow any Americans to gain land in Canada so that they could live here. At first this put immigration on the decline for Canada but soon after, British people began to immigrate more and more. This is mainly due to Alexander Macdonell, who was a Scottish chaplain who then became the Bishop for Upper Canada. Alexander Macdonell encouraged immigration to Canada so that it would be possible to themselves against the United Sates and so that Americans could not outnumber Canadians in there own country. At the start of immigration from Britain to Canada, Canada offered British immigrants compensation for leaving home and moving to Canada. These compensations included free passage, farming tools, food rations and 100 acres of farmland. Wu …show more content…
During the war, Native Warriors and their tribes joined in the battle against America, they helped defend the land they loved. After the war, it seemed as though they were forgotten about. “The Native Americans in the Northwest Territories, most of who had fought on the British side, became vulnerable targets as their European allies withdrew from the region.” When the Americans were unable to expand north and take the land Canada was defending, they decided to attempt to take the land towards the West. Once the Americans began to settle near the West, the Americans threatened the Natives with death. With this threat, “…the Native Americans were forced to flee their way towards designated reserves.” The Natives were left behind and forgotten about by the British even though if they hadn’t joined the cause, the United States may have won the war and taken the land. Continuous American settling kept the Natives in constant fear and peril. Native lived for another one hundred years in this fear as the Americans did not stop settling west as they continued with their expansion of
Britain put in place a law that did not allow any Americans to gain land in Canada so that they could live here. At first this put immigration on the decline for Canada but soon after, British people began to immigrate more and more. This is mainly due to Alexander Macdonell, who was a Scottish chaplain who then became the Bishop for Upper Canada. Alexander Macdonell encouraged immigration to Canada so that it would be possible to themselves against the United Sates and so that Americans could not outnumber Canadians in there own country. At the start of immigration from Britain to Canada, Canada offered British immigrants compensation for leaving home and moving to Canada. These compensations included free passage, farming tools, food rations and 100 acres of farmland. Wu …show more content…
During the war, Native Warriors and their tribes joined in the battle against America, they helped defend the land they loved. After the war, it seemed as though they were forgotten about. “The Native Americans in the Northwest Territories, most of who had fought on the British side, became vulnerable targets as their European allies withdrew from the region.” When the Americans were unable to expand north and take the land Canada was defending, they decided to attempt to take the land towards the West. Once the Americans began to settle near the West, the Americans threatened the Natives with death. With this threat, “…the Native Americans were forced to flee their way towards designated reserves.” The Natives were left behind and forgotten about by the British even though if they hadn’t joined the cause, the United States may have won the war and taken the land. Continuous American settling kept the Natives in constant fear and peril. Native lived for another one hundred years in this fear as the Americans did not stop settling west as they continued with their expansion of