love how everyone here knows everything about this and here I am watching this because I need it for a upcoming test

Far more important than people realize. 1812 established that the USA owned the Western Hemisphere and Britain had no business anywhere except Canada. 48 years later, when 11 southern states seceded from the USA and sought help from Great Britain, the USA invaded and destroyed them.

For the British this was an extension of the Napoleonic wars

This was another conflict that could not be avoided. It's the way of such a world and most conflicts must be joined to ever stop one.

+preservingbattlefields *Thanks for a summary of American commercial hamstrings in the Napoleonic Wars.* United States merchants o' the era had little recourse to the regimes, respectively, of George IV (GBR) and the Prime Émpire (FRA) blockading each other; these wars also affected English (GBR) merchants adversely.

This was not a one sided blame game. The Brits were encouraging and arming their native American allies to raid American settlements. They also attempted to form an economic blockade with other European nations to keep the U.S. weak. And even though the Brits will never admit it, there was a hard core group in the British Parliament who had visions of a reconquest of the “colonies” as they called us at that time. But the whole war boils down to a rising power wanting to flex it’s muscle and an already established power wanting to check them. No one won, Native Americans lost.

Hmm… 1. Proceed with the Louisiana Purchase. That was a great idea. 2. Do not embargo Britain. These cause mutual misery and lead to conflict and internal strife. 3. Do not declare war on a distracted Global Power. 4. Bolster your navy and clear your domestic shipping from British harassment. Lastly, listen to our first President (Jefferson’s contemporary), and avoid foreign wars!

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What's interesting to me is that The United States wanted to remain neutral on both fronts between the French and Great Britain. It was truly daunting for Thomas Jefferson to pick a side because losing support from either one would have resulted in consequences... Which I mean technically it did happen. I could be confusing with that part with the French Revolution as during this time period France, The United States, and Great Britian where at a constant dissonance with each other. Anyhow great video!

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They shouldnt have bought land from france and masacered native american. SImple as that

It was because a large group of us refused to agree to pay the debt off a debt to the kings crown for the first colonies!! And the civil war wasn’t about slavery it was about the two groups of us citizens, one that agreed to pay you back the debt to the Crown ,the north , (in federal taxes )and those that said no, the sovereign citizens the south !!

It was started by the Americans. They launched three separate armies northwards to attack what is now Canada. It was a dismal disaster. Each army was confronted by much smaller Canadian/British forces, and defeated!! The Americans thought that with the British fighting for their lives against Napoleon, now was the chance to extend their empire northwards. How wrong they were. In the end, with the American navy driven out of existence, they sued for peace. Communications were very slow in those days, so, with the war actually over the Americans launched an attack at New Orleans. The result was indecisive, but the Americans did best. But the war was over, and the British allowed the Americans to have their navy back.

And the US won the war over a powerful army. Solidufied the defense of the louisiana purchase. Losing to UK against canada was bad. We sgould hsve win canada. How thevbritish treated DC was terrible and we have thst to thank for inspiration for the star spangled bsnner.