Why Is The War Of 1812 Necessary

War of 1812- This was the first time Congress had declared war. War was declared against Great Britain mainly because of their refusal to stop seizing American vessels all this was brought on by the embargo act that was put in place by Jefferson to force warring European nations to quit violating American rights. (David Emory Shi) (262) The War of 1812 was not something the country needed at the time. At the time the strength of our military was overestimated. As a young republic, we did have the diplomatic leverage was not what President Madison thought it was, which resulted in international humiliation. (263) But was this war necessary? Most would say no. As a matter of fact, Britain had agreed stop interfering with American shipping as they were busy trying to defeat Napoleon in Europe. As a country, we were fed up with the British Navy capturing thousands of our American soldiers. So to make a point, more than

Andrew Jackson, however, had his own way of dealing with the Indians. Because he viewed them as savages and barbarians he had no problem with forcing them off their ancestral lands. One of the only the only major bills that were passed during was the Indian Removal Act. This act gave him the authorization to ignore treaty commitments made b previous presidents. The act promised to pay for the removal of Indians and to give them initial support once they reached their new homes. (David Emory Shi 353) Of course many people felt the president had some type of other motives for wanting the Indians removed and it would go without saying that the Indians were less than receptive to the idea. Thousands of Indians were removed from their land. While Native American removal was supposed to be voluntary, in practice, great pressure was put on Native American leaders to sign removal treaties.