Why did Madison want to avoid a war when Britain continually interfered with American shipping? What was the impact of the war on the American people, particular those in New England?

The war is normally viewed as an American victory - was it really? Why or why not?

I just need a really good explanation

Early 18th century british industries were generally small scale and relatively unsophisticated. most textile production, for example, was centred on small workshops or in the homes of spinners, weavers and dyers: a literal ‘cottage industry’ that involved thousands of individual manufacturers. such small-scale production was also a feature of most other industries, with different regions specialising in different products: metal production in the midlands, for example, and coal mining in the north-east.two illustrations of 18t