Tecumseh Impressment Research Paper

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There were several issues that lead to the war between America and Great Britain.
In the few years before the war was declared there were several issues that enraged the Americans.

In the text, there is explaination of how the British were in need of sailors to fight the French, "For seamen the danger was heightened by the British renewal of the practice of impressment." (Tindall and Brown, Page 249) In the "impressment" of American sailors traveling to trade, they were forced into joining the British Royal Navy. This angered the Americans and is one of many reasons why the war began.

According to the textbook, legislators passed the Embargo act in 1807, stopping the shipment of goods to other ports. In the end this did not work because …show more content…

He refused the treaties to be signed and met with the Governor of Indiana William Henry Harrison. (Tindall and Brown, Page 253) Later on, "Tecumseh himself fled to British protection in Canada." (Tindall and Brown, Page 254) I do not believe the British aimed to aid the Indians, they wanted assistance in taking back lands that were valuable to them, one of which was a great place for fur trade, being "profitable fur trade in the Great Lakes region..." (Tindall and Brown, Page 253)

Was this war important? According to the text, "It took weeks for news of the Treaty of Ghent to arrive in the United States, so the fighting continued in America even after the treaty was signed in Europe." (Tindall and Brown, Page 262) In those weeks where battle persisted, Andrew Jackson had been leading his men for some time, against the British and the Indians in Fortm Mims and onto Mobile and New Orleans. "Along the Gulf coast, forty-seven-year-old Major General Andrew Jackson had been busy shoring up the defenses of Mobile and New Orleans." (Tindall and Brown, Page 262) I believe that as a nation we claimed our title in the War of 1812. We proved to Great Britain and other countries that America was not feeble, but strong and stood our

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