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  2. Impressment - Wikipedia

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    The impressment of seamen from American ships caused serious tensions between Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. One of the 27 colonial grievances enumerated in the Declaration of Independence directly highlights the practice. [2] It was again a cause of tension leading up to the War of 1812.

  3. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The war in Europe against the French Empire under Napoleon ensured that the British did not consider the War of 1812 against the United States as more than a sideshow. [281] Britain's blockade of French trade had worked and the Royal Navy was the world's dominant nautical power (and remained so for another century).

  4. Origins of the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. University of Illinois Press, 1989. ISBN 0-252-06059-8, by leading American scholar; Hickey, Donald R. Don't Give Up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812. (2006) ISBN 0-252-03179-2; Hickey, Donald R. ed. The War of 1812 : writings from America's second war of independence (2013), primary sources online free ...

  5. United States declaration of war on the United Kingdom

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    The US government in 1812 was run by President James Madison, who represented the Democratic-Republican Party. [6] President Madison was a key driving force in the declaration of war. [7] As president, he created a declaration of war speech, which he presented to Congress, arguing that war was a necessary measure. [7]

  6. 1812 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    The 1812 State of the Union Address was delivered by the fourth President of the United States, James Madison, on November 4, 1812. Addressing the Twelfth United States Congress , Madison reflected on the early stages of the War of 1812 and provided updates on the military, diplomatic, and economic situation facing the nation.

  7. Non-importation Act - Wikipedia

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    The Non-Importation Act, passed by the United States Congress on April 18, 1806, forbid any kind of import of certain British goods in an attempt to coerce Britain to suspend its impressment of American sailors and to respect American sovereignty and neutrality.

  8. Results of the War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent (Cambridge Essential Histories, 2012) brief overview by New Zealand scholar; Tucker, Spencer C., ed. The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 (3 vol: ABC-CLIO, 2012), 1034pp. Zuehlke, Mark. For Honour's Sake: The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace. (2007) by Canadian military historian.

  9. Opposition to the War of 1812 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The War of 1812 was the first war declared by the United States, and some historians see it as the first to develop widespread antiwar sentiment. (However, there was also anti-war sentiment during the Quasi-War and the First Barbary War.) There is little direct continuity between the opponents of the War of 1812 and later antiwar movements, as ...