Great Britain from June 1812 to March 1815. The main fighting

occurred along the Canadian border, and along the Gulf of Mexico, it

also took place at sea. This was the first war since American

independence in 1781. The War of 1812 was a carryover to a war going

on at the same time between Great Britain and France. The United

States being France's ally. ( "War of 1812" New Book of Knowledge,

Pg. 9 ) The demand for war came from western and southern United

States. New England opposed going to war. The War of 1812 began

with the American invasion of Canada. This war was one of the

strangest wars, some of the reasons are: The peace treaty that was

settled after the war ended, had not settled any issues which had

been fought for. The war could been avoided if there had been faster

communication between the two countries. The young United States

were willing to risk war against the powerful Great Britain. Another

strange occurrence that happened when the war was over, was that

both sides claimed victory. ( "War of 1812" World Book Encyclopedia

Pg. 28 ) The War of 1812 was a pointless war, but brought the United

States together as one country and br

asked the American Congress to declare war on Great Britain.

One thing that hurt the Americans economically was that the British

with Madison and declared war on June 18, 1812. ( "War of 1812"

they had stirred up Indian warfare in the northwest. Congress agreed

States together as one country and brought the Canadian provinces

and captured Buffalo, they burnt it to the ground. In early 1814

killed. The American expansion west also killed thousands of them in

World Book Encyclopedia Pg. 28 - 29 ) In 1813 the Americans captured

looking for deserters and recruiting people to join into the British Navy.

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