The war of 1812 was the very first time that Congress declared War. President James Madison and other republicans knew war was the only answer to stop British practice of imprisonment and influenced Indian attacks on the western frontier. However, Great Britian did not want the war because it was focused on taking down Napoleon.
The importance of the war of 1812 was that it established economic independence of the United States, good that were purchased from Britain in the past were now manufactured in the US. Also while the war went on and after the war, somehow Federalists and Republicans seemed to switch roles. Republicans advocated nationalism and members from the Federalists party gathered at the Hartford Convention to protect state’s
The importance of the war of 1812 was that it established economic independence of the United States, good that were purchased from Britain in the past were now manufactured in the US. Also while the war went on and after the war, somehow Federalists and Republicans seemed to switch roles. Republicans advocated nationalism and members from the Federalists party gathered at the Hartford Convention to protect state’s