Were The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain. There a few causes for this war. Native
Americans
being armed by the U. S.'s rival, mainly from weapons that were brought in from Canada This was alarming to the
United States. Another cause related to the open seas. British ships were capturing Americans and forcing them to serve on their ships, a
practice called impressment
Clearly this angered the U. S. government and American citizens.
American political efforts to avoid war were not successful, thanks in large part to a group of Congressmen known as the
drag and drop answer here , led by Kentuckian drag and drop answer here. On June 18, 1812, the U. S. declared war on Britain.
In July of that year, the U. S. tried to invade the British territory of drag and drop answer here to cut off enemy supply lines. This was very
unsuccessful. However, the U. S. did score a surprising victory with its new and inexperienced drag and drop answer here the most famous
incident involving the USS Constitution, or drag and drop answer here as it was called.
Maybe the most stunning event happened in August of 1814. British forces invaded drag and drop answer here and burned many of the
buildings. President drag and drop answer here escaped just prior to the invasion
But the war was not lost... but it was not really won, either. In December of 1814, the U. S. and Britain agreed to the
drag and drop answer here. This agreement ended the war and returned the colonies to their original prewar boundaries and owners.
Unfortunately, there was one more bloody battle that took place before word of the peace reached them. In early 1815, U. S.forces under
the command of drag and drop answer here engaged the British in the city of drag and drop answer here. In all, nearly 400 soldiers lost
their lives in a truly unnecessary battle.