WAR+HAWKS

=WAR HAWKS author: Jamieson=

The War Hawks contained twenty Democratic Republicans who persuaded congress to start a war with Britain. These members were from the south and western parts of the U.S. they were elected in to the house in 1810. They were outraged by Britain's practice of impressment. Which was making men work for the navy by force. After the battle of Tippecaneo, Tecumseh found peace with Canada and the British. After Tecumseh found peace, Britain and the native americans became allies. The welcome of Tecumseh maid anti-british feelings change. The feelings moved to the west. Henry Clay, the secretary of state, demanded war against the british. People in the west who also wanted war against Britain were called War Hawks. Theses people want British aid for Native Americans stopped. They also wanted the british to come out of Canada. They thought conquering Canada wold open more room for a new empire. Other americans thought war was right because of the violations at sea britain maid. President Andrew jackson thought hostilities were necessary "for the protection of the people". Congress fallowed threw with the Declaration of war. and so the War of 1812 followed. It lasted from 1812 to 1815. The major battle in the war of 1812 was the battle of Fort Mc Henry. The battle of Fort McHenry was mainly fought in Baltimore and Maryland on September of 1814.