early 1800's. This European quarrel began affecting the United States shipping industry.

Britain and France were violating neutral shipping rights of American merchants. They

thought of America as weak due to inadequate time the nation had to develop. These

violations were the first and primary provoking factors that led to war with Britain. There

was reason that Britain became the target of US military rather that France. Britain has

influenced Indians around Lake Michigan to resist white settlement. This was one of the

primary reasons the English were chosen as our foe. Britain had the Indians do this as an

attempt to keep the U.S. border as low as possible - not exceeding the Canadian border.

France had made no such attempts to interfere with America; they in fact only had the

simple desire to obtain our goods. They did with hopes of gaining this territory for their

new colony later. Consequently, Britain became the target, and it led to a continuation of

The primary cause of the war with Britain was the fact the neutral shipping rights

were violated by Britain, and though France had a

was sacred to the angry British; it was somewhat revenge for the burning of Newark and

now). They had managed to shoot two rounds of this artillery before being seized by the

disappointments is the deprival of the 5,000 militia men that Pennsylvania was to have

reasons - pride. Pride should be swallowed in certain occasions: this was definitely a time

Had merchants not pushed so hard this war may had been avoided, but they fact is it did.

edge. Nearly all British officers were hit, but the battle was far from over for Britain: they

British supplying Indians with weapons to be used against the U.S. are also causes of the

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