war of 1812
chase waddell
causes for the war of 1812
1 A series of economic sanctions taken by the British and French against the US.
2 Chesapeake incident of 1807.
3 Adding of states and territory to the union
4 American shippers took advantage of the hostilities in Europe to absorb the carrying trade between Europe and the French.
effects of the war of 1812
1 American fears of the Native Americans ended.
2 Britain was no longer at war with France and there were no restrictions on neutral trade.
3 Americans regained their honor.
4 Upper canada emerged from the war with a sense of unity and pride as part of the Empire.