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Question by Keyla: Why did the United States engage in a nearly disastrous war against the British from 1812 to 1814?

Why did the United States engage in a nearly disastrous war against the British from 1812 to 1814? What, if anything, did the United States gain from that war?
RESOURCES TO CONSIDER:
Consult the Making America textbook. Specifically examine the chapters that deal with Jeffersonianism, the Era of Good Feelings, and the War of 1812.




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Answer by Eli
Because they attacked us. Look up the war of 1812 in Wikipedia.

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