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Tension was high when James Madison took office in 1809. Americans were angry at Britian for arming the Native American in the Northwest, to the Americans, the country's honor was at stake. They felt a new sense of American nationalism.
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Clay, Calhoun, and their supporters were called the war hawks, (were eager for the war with Britian). Opposition to war were in New England. Many New Englanders believed that Britian would harm American trade
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Relations with Britian woresned steadily in the early months in 1812. In the spring, the British told the United States they would continue impress sailors.
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Even before the war began, was hawks were depending an invasion of Canada. In July 1812, American troops under General William Hull invaded Canada from Detroit. Hull was unsure of himself, fearing he did not have enough soldiers, he soon retreated.
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During the early months of 1814, while Lake Ontario was frozen, the British and American naval squadrons had been buliding two frigates each, with which to contest command of the lake during the coming campaigning season. Yeo's squardon embarked the landing force set out from Kingston late on
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