1. The war of 1812
America also upset because of Britain's attempt and blackmail to stop their trades with France, acted on impulsive ambition of the politicians like Calhan, Clay and others to turn the popular prejudice against Great Britain to their own political advantage. ... What won the politicians to the idea of an anti-British war were the prizes that a victory would bring: 1) Bringing Canada into the union, long an ambition of the northeastern elite. 2) Forcing the Indians in the west, who had formed a separate peace with the British, to submit to American authorities that wanted to expand the fr...
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