The War of 1812 Was Not Necessary The War of 1812, fought between the United States and Great Britain, Great Britain’s North American colonies, and their Native American Allies, was an unnecessary war that did not need to be fought. The declaration of war by the United States was meant to be a scare tactic to stop British conscription of American merchant sailor’s in to the British Royal Navy and trade prohibition. The war lasted for two and a half years and the outcome of the war was virtually the same as before the war. Most of the reasons for going to war had resolved themselves and no country borders were changed. Great Britain and France went to war in 1803 during the Napoleonic War. The United States was neutral in this conflict and as …show more content…
attempting to repel multiple U.S. invasions of upper and lower Canadian provinces. American raiders attacked the Canadian capitol of York in 1813 and burned it to the ground. American ships quickly captured a great number of British merchant ships along the Atlantic coast. The United States had a big problem though, there was political divisions among the parties in Washington. This prevented a major invasion of Canada in the east. “New England Federalists opposed the war and prohibited their states’ militias from attacking Canada” (Henretta pg …show more content…
With the United States politically divided and being attacked from both the north and the south, continuing the war was thought to be fatal. At the same time, Great Britain had lost much wealth and energy from 20 years of war with the French and then following that with fighting the United States. They wanted peace. Both countries decided to enter in to negotiations in Ghent Belgium. At the beginning of negotiations the Americans wanted more territory and the British wanted a land buffer by the Indians in between the United States and British territories. Both countries were hoping the outcome of the battle of New Orleans would give them an advantage in negotiations. Both countries soon realized that a quick outcome was the best solution. The negotiators spent a month hammering out the final version of the treaty and the Treaty of Ghent, also known as the Peace of Christmas Eve, was finalized on Christmas Eve 1814. The treaty restored the status quo ante bellum, meaning all territorial conquests by the two sides would be returned to as they had been prior to the war (Hickey pg 111). The treaty made no mention of British conscription of American merchant sailor’s in to the Royal Navy. This had been resolved by the end of England’s war with France. They no longer needed the same amount of sailors in their
Growth of the United States Following the War of 1812 Change occurs in every time period. These changes progress the country forward in many aspects of life. In June of 1812, James Madison requested Congress to declare war on Great Britain due to restrictions on trade and land expansion. The ratification of the Treaty of Ghent on February 17, 1815, ended the war. Although both sides returned to their status quo from before the war, several effects lead to a newfound sense of national identity for the United States.
in 1812 with president madison in office congress declared war against the british. the war began with an attack on canada, both as an effort to gain land
The Jay’s Treaty was the result of the Proclamation of Neutrality. The war between France and Great Britain in 1793 ended the long peace that had enabled the United States to flourish in terms of trade and finance. The United States now appeared as neutral country after neglecting to either helping France or Great Britain. During the war Great Britain attempt to blockade France and its colonies proved particularly burdensome to the United States, resulting often in the seizure of American vessels. In 1794, British actions had almost led to an American declaration of war against the British.
22. In 1812 America and Britain went to war. Leading up to this time was a point of bloodshed, belligerent acts, and again political issues. At first the United States was not ready for combat. Although we declared war on Britain we were not equipped for such an extensive battle.
Britain was seen as having the upper hand before this War commenced. The British also had more experience of fighting such War compared to the Americans. For example, Britain conflicted with Napoleon and France prior to this War. On June 18th, 1812, James Madison declared war on the British. The Americans initial attack was on the Northwest territory (modern Ontario, Canada) to achieve and gain more land.
Two weeks after The Treaty of Ghent was signed in December 1814, in January of 1815 rumors of American victory in New Orleans had been heard everywhere. The terms of the Ghent was that America gained fishing right to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the boundary line between Canada and America was restored, and “status quo ante bellum” or everything should go back to normal before war. Britain agreed to stop impressing American sailors. However , the treaty created hostility that continued between Britain and America until it was ratified by Congress in February 1815, The U.S the cost of this battle was $105 million .
The French and Indian war would also lead to fundamental political differences between Great Britain and its colonies becoming apparent; such as issues of the lack of representation that colonies had in British parliament and Britain’s refusal of allowing representation. Economics ultimately led to the damaging of ties between Great Britain; however, as economics problems in Great Britain caused by the heavy costs of the war would lead to the issues of land acquisition and politics. [A] Throughout all this, it is conspicuously witnessed that the French and Indian war would not only negatively affect the relationship between Great Britain and its North American colonies in the period between 1763 and 1775, [D] but also completely ending it; a sentiment that can evidently be distinguished when looking at issues between the countries concerning land acquisition, politics, and
Under a lot of pressure from the War Hawks, Madison reluctantly called for Congress to declare war against Britain. The declaration was passed on June 18, 1812. This war, later to be known as the War of 1812, lasted around two years and the cessation was extremely surprising to many Americans and even Britain.
This was a big problem for Britain. I believe that this war should never have been fought, just because a few greedy merchants wanted to start the war. The crazy thing is that both sides gained nothing in this war. Indians fought many wars, but the war of 1812 was the
The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, was an intercontinental dispute over land. The war was fought between the British, the British colonies and their Native allies, the French, the French colonies and their native allies. The dispute of land was over the Ohio Valley, more specifically the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. The consequences of the war were crucial to American history. The French and Indian War set the stage for the American Revolution.
The War of 1812 was between the United Kingdom and the United States and was a military focused war. There were multiple causes for this
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793- it allowed masters or agents to pursue slaves over state lines and take them into legal custody, before a court. However, this did not stop the will of the slaves to escape, but made it a risky choice for them to take. This act allowed many people to be on the watch for slaves. Even those in the North would tell on an escaped slave.
Moreover, Britain and America quarrelled, causing
(War of 1812 - 1815). The very next year in 1807 Great Britain decided that they were going to play the same game as France and made it illegal for France and all allies of France to trade with each other. In response to the childish games that France and Great Britain were playing the United States Congress passed laws to “[prohibit] U.S. vessels” from doing business with the European Nations (War of 1812 - 1815). In 1810 the United States decided that realistically this wasn 't exactly doing what it was suppose to so they opened trade back up with the European Nations on the condition that France and Great Britain
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between the United States and Great Britain. This war resulted in a lot of deaths of young and elders. But soon after shooting each other, being cruel to one another, and shedding blood the War of 1812 came to an end. After signing the Treaty of Ghent there was peace once again. In 1814, the War of 1812 was finally declared to an end.