REASONS FOR, MAJOR EVENTS AND RESULTS OF THE 1812 WAR 4
Running head: REASONS FOR, MAJOR EVENTS AND THE RESULTS OF THE 1812 WAR
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Reasons for, Major Events and the Results of the 1812 War
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Reasons for, Major Events and the Results of the 1812 War
The war of 1812 happened between Great Britain and the United States. As a result of the Napoleonic war, the French and the British imposed sanctions against the United States. The US was outraged at the fact that the British were practising impressment on the American sailors after the war of Chesapeake. The orders of the council which were British laws were constantly blocking American trade ships that were going to European ports. The British put orders that led to the crippling of American trade, which forced the US under president Jefferson to retaliate. The retaliations destroyed America further which angered its citizens; thus they decided to support the war. In the year 1812, America declared war on the British.
The significant events that marked the war of 1812 led to the negotiations which later ended the war. In 1812, the British captured Detroit and the repeal of orders reached Washington, general George planned for the US army to be armed. The war began by the US attacking Canada because they wanted to cut off the British supply of the leader of the Indian confederation that had caused them a lot of trouble. In 1813, Americans got the victory against the British general Isaac Brock of the smaller force. In 1814, the British army landed in the mid-Atlantic coast and went to Washington the American military was severely injured and the inhabitants of the city evacuated. The British burned down the white house and other important buildings. As the British army was moving towards Baltimore, they were invaded by the American army and their general Ross was killed.
After the defeat of the Americans in Canada by the British troops, the British entered America and captures an army that was headed for Detroit. The Americans captured the city of York in Canada and burned down some buildings. Later in 1813, the American army won a battle at Lake Erie against the British. After the British soldiers crossed the Niagara River, they captured the fort and burned the surrounding villages too. The American navy defeated the British in the battle at lake champion. The defeat led the Americans and the British to sign a peace treaty in Belgium, Ghent in the year 1814. At the beginning of 1815, the Americans won another battle at New Orleans led by General Andrew.
The results of the war of 1812 were the influence of Britain on the Indians in the north-west ended and America expanded its territory to the region. Canada was left as part of Britain until it later became an independent country after repelling the invasions of the US. America became inspired to pursue a national goal even though it did not achieve much of its objectives during the war. The treaty of Ghent that led to the end of the war created ways for dealing with future disagreements that were to be used by both Americans and the British. The US winning the creek war that followed led to the opening of the American south for the settlement that later made the Spaniards cede Florida to the US.
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McCavitt, J., & George, C. T. (2016). The Man Who Captured Washington: Major General Robert Ross and the War of 1812(Vol. 53). University of Oklahoma Press.
Stagg, J. C. A. (2018). Warring for America: Cultural Contests in the Era of 1812. The Historian, 80(3), 552.