The War of 1812
By any criteria the years following the War of 1812, otherwise known as the "Era of Good Feelings," must be considered a time of exceptional growth and development in the United States, but above all, it may be considered a time of evolution and ripening of American nationalism, unification, and economic prowess. The war of 1812 was a very problematic war. States did not fulfill their duties, while commanders and leaders were not informed or supplied enough to keep up the war. But what awakened during this time and afterwards is something much greater then victory. The war wasn't just about Britain holding land and impressing American sailors into their navy; it was a second war of independence. It was the first war as a united country, and it was a small new nation against a large European empire. That we survived woke us up, and let us know that we did have a nation. For the first time, we were united, not for a fight of our homes and freedoms, but for ideals (The Awakening of American Nationalism, AAN).The war of 1812 began long before war was declared. It began right after the war of Independence. The British were not too fond of us breaking away from their empire, and they soon figured out that many revolts were because we
Hostilities began during the French Revolution (1789-1799) when England joined other European nations in an unsuccessful attempt to restore the French monarchy, and then continued as Britain led the efforts to stop French expansion under Napoleon I. Navy soon won some victories at sea, offsetting the embarrassing defeats on land. Nothing had been lost, but nationalism had been gained. They taxed our merchants, and hassled our ships, but they crossed the line when they began to impress our sailors into their navy. The world has seen empires come and go, fail and succeed. After the incident, Jefferson ordered British warships to leave American waters and demanded an end to the practice of impressments. They claimed that these people had "deserted" the royal navy and should be given back. On February 20 President Madison sent a message to Congress transmitting the treaty of peace. The War of 1812; Da Capo Press, New York. On June 22, 1807, the English frigate Leopard attacked the United States frigate Chesapeake, and took from her certain of her sailors who, the Leopard's captain claimed, were British citizens. The first generation after the revolution that had not really seen combat. In fact, the British seized not only their own deserters, but also impressed a sizeable number of United States citizens-estimates suggest 6000 or more (Encyclopedia Encarta). The children of our nation did go through a great change though. We were exporting goods almost as fast as we could produce them.
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