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The war took place when James Madison signed a decloration of war on June 18th, 1812. British troups had attacked the U.S. on January 8th, 1815 not knowing that the war had ended after both countries signed a peace treatie in Belguim, on December 24th 1814.

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The war of 1812 happened when Great Britain was already in a war with France, and because of that Great Britain cut off trade with anyone relying on France. This wasn't good for the U.S. since they were heavily relying on France. Britain tried to stop the U.S. trade, this would cause the new country to fall apart in the economy. The U.S. did not want that to occur, so they decided to start a war so that their country wouldn't fail the country they barely just started.

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The war of 1812 started in the British colony that was in Canada, while the U.S. attempted to intrude and invade them but failed. The U.S. troops were "easily" defeated by the British colony, which led to Great Britain fighting back against the U.S.

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On the date, June 18th, 1812, The United States decided to declare war on Great Britain, which attacked the British colony that was in Canada, after the invasion, which did not go well. The army that the U.S. had sent was easily defeated.

The war started to end when neither of the sides gained their ground, however,  after the war, it did help bring some long-term peace between Great Britain and the United States. While they gained peace, the U.S. and Great Britain settled a peace treaty called the "Treaty of Ghent", which was signed on December 24th, 1814. The senate helped ratify the peace treaty on the date, February 17th, 1815.

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The people who were involved in the event of 1812, were mostly American Sailors and the British Navy. The person who declared war onto Great Britain at the time was President James Madison, who helped lead and decided that when great Britain tried stopping the trade, that they would start a war for the new contry.

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The war of 1812 was a bunch of battles, it first had a trade from the U.S to Great Britain which Britain wanted to cancel. The U.S. at the time did not want this because the trade would help benefit the new country, so that U.S. with help sent troops to attack the British colony. Their plan did not go well and had their troops easily destroyed. Great Britain decided to fight back, after a while both countries decided to have some long-term peace between them.

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How did the war of 1812 help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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How did the war of 1812 help expand the United States to fulfill the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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The way that the War of 1812 helped the idea of Manifest Destiny was that it stopped the cutoff of the trade between France and the U.S., if the war hadn't happened, then the trade would have been cut off and the U.S. would have to find another country to trade with, which could have difficulty.

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- In the beggining on the war the U.S. navy only had 16 ships

- Detroit was captured by the british for over a year during the war

- The white house burned during the war, but the office was spared

- The "Star-Spangled Banner" was written during the war of 1812