The War of 1812
The War of 1812, also called "Mr. Madison's War" and " a second war for independence" was a conflict between the United States of America and Britain. It lasted between 1812 and 1815. Since 1796, France and Britain had been continuously fighting. The United States, rather than take sides, continued to trade with both countries. However, this did not make either France or Britain very happy. The United States was divided between whether to side with Britain or France. Many Americans wanted to side with the French, but others, including Alexander Hamilton, wanted to annul the alliance the United States had made with France, and side with Great Britain. George Washington, however, decided that it would be best to remain neutral, and therefore issued the Proclamation of Neutrality on April 22, 1793. In the same year, the French sent Edmund Genet to try to influence the Americans in favor of the French. Although he was originally liked by many Americans, he was later disliked because of his attempts to convince American ships to prey on British shipping. France was not the only country with dirty tricks up their sleeve. Britain also did its fair share of causing problems for the Americans. This time the problems occur
The military had proved to the people that it could defend the country. After Thomas Jefferson became president in 1800, he had continuing international issues to deal with. Thomas Pinckney, a member of the commission, refused. President Adams was very upset about this and sent a bipartisan commission to France. This treaty, called Pinckney's Treaty, allowed Americans to use the Mississippi River to ship goods to New Orleans, and made the 31st parallel the boundary between Spanish Florida and the United States. The War of 1812 gave the United States renewed self-confidence in its military. They believed that the alliances between the Indians and Britain were causes for war. In 1795, Thomas Pinckney went to Spain and secured a treaty with them. During August of 1812, Americans focused on the British/Indian forces in the Lousiana territory of the United States. This was not good enough for many Americans because there was nothing in the treaty that prevented the British from seizing the American ships. British ships began to capture American merchant ships on their way to France. This gave Americans another reason to be proud of their country, and made Andrew Jackson a "hero of New Orleans". This made any trade on the sea risky, so Jefferson passed the Embargo Act in 1807, which forbade trade with any nation. This had disastrous effects on the nation's economy. The War Hawks won, and war was declared on June 18, 1812.
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