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CAUSES o the War

o 1812

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Cause #1 – British intererence withAmerican shipping – naa! "!ocade

$B and %rance were at war with each

other& $B did '() want the US toproide the %rench with ood andsupp!ies* so the+ set up a partia!"!ocade&

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Cause #2 – ,mpressment -idnapping. American sai!ors

British /impressed0 or idnappedAmerican sai!ors and orced them towor on British ships& Between 18 to1812* the British impressed a"out 3*

American sai!ors&

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Cause # – Americans "e!iee Britishpush 'atie Americans to 4ght sett!ers&

5an+ American sett!ers "e!ieed thatthe British were stirring up the 'atieresistance to rontier sett!ement&

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Cause #6 – Western mem"erso the 7ouse o epresentaties-ca!!ed War 7aws. want toe9pand into Canada&

:eaders such as Congressman 7enr+ C!a+angri!+ demanded war against Britain&

 )hese /war haws0 wanted British aid to'aties Americans stopped* and the+wanted the British out o Canada&

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E%%EC)S o the War o 1812

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Efect #1 – 7eroism o ;acson*

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Efect #2 – 'atie Americansweaened

 )he war "roe the strength o 'atieAmericans who had sided with the

British&

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Efect # – $rowth o USmanuacturing&

War interrupted trade and Americans

were orced to mae man+ o the goodsthe+ had preious!+ imported& We mademore goods at home&

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Efect #6 – US proes it cou!d deend itse!against wor!d=s strongest mi!itar+ power&

Britain was sti!! iewed as the mightiestmi!itar+ power o the time and the USwas a"!e to "eat them> again?

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Efect #@ – Americans gain con4dence incountr+=s a"i!it+ to surie and prosper&

(ur a"i!it+ to deend ourse!es against apoweru! countr+ and win as we!! as theUS manuacturing more and more goodsmade Americans "e!iee in the sta"i!it+o their countr+&