War might not have been the best course of action for a country less than fifty years old. President James Madison and other government officials thought differently, though the country they faced had one of the strongest military power in the world. The War of 1812 was a war fought between the United States of America, Native Americans, and Great Britain. Most Americans had a very strong opinion about the issue of war. The war had many causes, the main reason being the United States declared war on The British was because of how they were trying to control the imports and exports of the New World. Not long after the war started, both countries realized they were not ready for war and signed the Treaty of Ghent. One of the biggest losses of
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were ready for war. The British didn 't just have the New World to worry about, but were struggling in a war with France known as the Napoleonic Wars (Ripley and Tucker 13). Years of Great Britain and France battling and with America being a new founded country, there was a lack of soldiers to fight in the War of 1812 on all sides (“War of 1812"). Going into the war, Great Britain and the States had no allied forces to help them win the war (Coles 188). America had lots of advantages in the war, with one being plentiful land and a flood of new settlers (Ripley and Tucker 122). Along with advantages, there was also plenty of disadvantages, one being that there were barely twelve ships ready for naval battle. There were many small sea battles between the British Navy and American sailors, but one of the most memorable was the ship Chesapeake, which contributed to the United States feelings about war (“An American Perspective of the War of 1812”). Government officials discussed the situations of war (Coles 2). After discussion, President Madison asked, “ For a declaration of war on Britain on four major grounds; impressment of American Seamen, violation of American neutral rights, territorial waters blockade of the New Worlds ports, and British refusal to revoke the order” (Ripley and Tucker 12). England showed much more enthusiasm towards France because of Napoleon and his army (Coles 189). This gave the United States an advantage until 1814 when Britain defeated France (Coles 256). America took the chance they had while the British were weakened by France to become free of the issues at
were ready for war. The British didn 't just have the New World to worry about, but were struggling in a war with France known as the Napoleonic Wars (Ripley and Tucker 13). Years of Great Britain and France battling and with America being a new founded country, there was a lack of soldiers to fight in the War of 1812 on all sides (“War of 1812"). Going into the war, Great Britain and the States had no allied forces to help them win the war (Coles 188). America had lots of advantages in the war, with one being plentiful land and a flood of new settlers (Ripley and Tucker 122). Along with advantages, there was also plenty of disadvantages, one being that there were barely twelve ships ready for naval battle. There were many small sea battles between the British Navy and American sailors, but one of the most memorable was the ship Chesapeake, which contributed to the United States feelings about war (“An American Perspective of the War of 1812”). Government officials discussed the situations of war (Coles 2). After discussion, President Madison asked, “ For a declaration of war on Britain on four major grounds; impressment of American Seamen, violation of American neutral rights, territorial waters blockade of the New Worlds ports, and British refusal to revoke the order” (Ripley and Tucker 12). England showed much more enthusiasm towards France because of Napoleon and his army (Coles 189). This gave the United States an advantage until 1814 when Britain defeated France (Coles 256). America took the chance they had while the British were weakened by France to become free of the issues at