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Henry Clay thought that the capture of Canada would be easy, and that its capture would hurt Britain's confidence and thus their ability to fight in North America. It would also reduce native hostility.

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Britain was capturing US ships even when there was no evidence of illegal goods being transported. Since the United States was becoming a major trading nation, many other countries became jealous and target them. Grundy would rather go to war than let other countries take over America's trade. The text quotes Grundy when it says, "Sir, I prefer war to submission." British impressment was also taking away the sailors' freedom.

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Felix Grundy supported war with Great Britain because he thought that the British were bribing the Native Americans to attack the United States. He believed that the Natives wouldn't attack on their own. If America won the war, they could force Britain out of North America altogether, which would theoretically stop the Native American attacks. "This war, if carried on successfully, will have its advantages. We shall drive the British from our Continent..."

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John Randolph tried to convince the United States not go to war with England. He argued that "the massacre of our brethren on the Wabash had been instigated by the British... given any such information..." showing that the United States would be declaring war based on a hunch. In addition, he also argued that the reason why the Natives attacked was because of the United States's greed for more land. They pushed the Natives off their land and destroyed their homes, which was the only cause for retaliation. In conclusion, John Randolph tried to convince that the United States shouldn't declare war on Britain because there is no evidence pointing at them for the attacks that were caused by our greed for land.

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Clay believes we should go to war with Britain because it would greatly benefit us in numerous ways. Specifically, conquering Canada would weaken them, as well as give us the opportunity to calm hostile Native tribes, give us access to new fur trade routes, and prevent trade + tax law violations.

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War of 1812 Document Analysis B- Lily Hoang

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War of 1812 Document Analysis B- Lily Hoang

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On December 9, 1811, Congressman Felix Grundy argued for war because Britain was capturing American ships, interfering with trade, and impressment, which violated their independence. He believes that the U.S. should retaliate to protect its commerce and rights, even claiming, "Sir, I prefer war to submission".

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In this excerpt, Felix Grundy wanted to go to war. He talked about how, "This war... will have its advantages. We shall drive the British from our continent." He believed we should fight and win the war to stop native American attacks. Winning the war would push the English out, preventing them from bribing the natives.

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John Randolph opposed war because the U.S. wanted more land, but it drove the Native Americans out of their homes, causing them to fight back. The text states, "It was our own thirst for territory... that had driven these sons... to desperation of which we felt the effects." This weakened the bond between them.

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Congress man Felix Grundy supported to war. he supports the war because the United States trading is being disturbed, for the British are kidnapping ships and sailors without any evidence of smuggling. He stated, "our vessels are now captrued...and condemmed by the British....without....having on board contraband of WAR." He also belives the reason the British are doing so is because America's growth in trading is making Britain jealous. At the end Felix Grundy supported the war, saying, "Sir, I prefer war to submission".

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He opposed it because U.S created problems with the Native Americans because they wanted to more land, but Native Americans were losing their homes. It states, "It was our own thirst for territory... that had driven these sons... to desperation of which we felt the effects."

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Congressman Felix Grundy believed America should go to war. He advised Americans on this by saying, "...It can be believed...that the savage tribes...would think of making war on the United States...Great Britain alone has intercourse with these Northern tribes...British gold...baubles and trinkets...have had their effect...This war...will have its advantages...We shall drive the British from our continent..." In this excerpt, Grundy believes that the British have been influencing the Native Americans to attack American homes on American land. So, if the US declared and won the war against Great Britain, the British would be driven out of the continent and the Native American attacks would stop.

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Felix Grundy wrote document C on December 9th, 1811 to convince the public to go to war with Britain. Felix was pro-war, stating that "Great Britain alone has intercourse with these Northern tribes" and "We shall drive the British from our continent," suggesting that it was the British's fault for the recent increase in aggressive behavior from the Native Americans and motivating the reader to support the war.

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Grundy believed that Britain was influencing and bribing the Native Americans to attack Americans. He thought that if America won the war, it would force Britain out of North America, and they would not be able to influence the Native Americans. "We shall drive the British from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors, and settling on the ruthless savage to tomahawk our women and children…"

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Felix argues that Britain was taking some of the U.S. Navy's ships. He also states that America is a major trading country, and Britain was getting jealous. He believes that these are valid enough reasons to go to war with Britain. He states that America is a major trading nation. He also says, "... these unjust pretensions of the British government, for many years they have been in the practice of impressing our seamen, from merchant vessels... this unjust and lawless invasion of personal liberty call loudly for the interposition of this government."

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Congressman Felix Grudy supported war. The reason for him supporting war is because he argues that the British were getting jealous of America because America was becoming a major trading country. He also argued that the trading of the United States was getting disturbed because the British were capturing American sailors and ships, with no evidence of contraband. Along with claiming that they were kidnapping American ships, he said that the British were forcing American sailors to work on British ship, violating their freedom. Felix Grudy also stated "Sir, I prefer war to submission." proving further more that he supported war over getting their rights stolen.

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Felix Grundy argued that Native Americans' attacks were caused by Great Britain. He said Britain used money and promises to turn Native Americans against the United States and said war would remove British influence. "We shall drive the British from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors..." He justified war by blaming the British and said that the conflict is required for the safety of the nation. He believed America should go to war to push the English out and eliminate the Native American attacks.

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Clay thinks the United States should go to war with Britain because he believes it would help our country in many ways. He says that if we take over Canada, it would hurt Britain, give us a chance to calm down unfriendly Native tribes, open new fur trade routes, and help stop people from breaking trade and tax laws.

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In excerpt c, Felix Grundy talked about how war with Britain should be justified and encouraged. On Dec 9, 1811, he talked about how, "this war, if carried on succesfully, will have its advantages." He said that Native American attacks against the United States weren't independent actions, and were caused by British influence.

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John Randolph was against war because he disagreed with Grundy's ideas who claimed that native attacks were instigated by the British. He instead believed that the Americans own arrogance and pursuit of land caused conflict with the natives because it drove them out of their homes. He believed there was no proof that the British provoked the natives, stating "Is it so believed by the administration?" All in all, Randolph opposed going to war because he believed the motivations were dishonest and that it was unnecessary.

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Felix Grundy believes that the United States could win a war against Great Britain. This would force Great Britain out of North America so Native Americans will not be influenced to attack American people. Felix Grundy believes, "This war, if carried on successfully, will have its advantages," which shows how he supports war with Great Britain.

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Felix Grundy favored war with Great Britain because he believed they were influencing the Native Americans to team up and fight against the United States. Grundy says that "Great Britain alone has intercourse with those Northern tribes," and "...turned their peaceful disposition towards us into hostiles." Great Britain was providing resources and supplies to the Indigenous peoples in order to fight the United States. If the United States won the war, "We shall drive the British away from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors"

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Henry Clay believes that if the United States goes to war with Great Britain, it would end up better for us. He thought capturing Canada would hurt Britain. It would let us make the Native Americans less hostile and lead to many benefits such as opening fur trading routes and making people not break trade laws.

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Henry Clay argued that conquering Canada would be relatively easy and would significantly weaken Britain’s power and morale in North America, while also decreasing Native resistance against the United States.

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Congressman Felix Grundy was for war, he believed that America needed to defeat Britain in a war. In his statement, he said, "We shall drive the British from our continent...", showing how he wants to go to war. He believed that once Americans drove the British off of their land, they'd stop their influence on the Native Americans; who have been attacking American settlers.

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Henry Clay mentions that Canada is quite literally given to them, and that it would be easy to take Canada. However, Canada would also reduce the Native American hostility and hurt the British's pride. "... I verily believe that the militia of Kentucky is alone competent to place Montreal an Upper Canada at your fee...." and " ...is it nothing to the pride of her Monarch, to have the last of the immense North American possessions held by him..." talking about what Canada could do, and the British's pride.

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Henry Clay wanted the United States to go to war with Great Britain and believed that conquering Canada would be a major blow to them. He argued that taking Canada was possible and would weaken Britain. Also, he believed that capturing Canada would stop the British support of Native American attacks on American settlers, which he described as “savage warfare.” In addition, he thought the U.S. would benefit economically by gaining control of the fur trade and preventing illegal trade that hurt American laws and revenue.

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Congressman Felix Grundy supports going to war with England, showing this when he says "The war, if carried on successfully, will have its advantages. We shall drive the British from our continent". He believes that the British bribed the Native Americans to turn them against the U.S. He blames the British for the Indians' hostility and thinks that if the British are gone from America, peace will come.

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Congressman John Randolph -Virginia Dec. 9, 1811 

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Congressman John Randolph -Virginia Dec. 9, 1811 

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Congressman John Randolph argued that there was no real evidence that Britain was responsible for Native American attacks. He criticized other members of Congress for blaming Britain and pushing for war without proof. Randolph believed the true cause of the conflict was the United States’ desire for more land, which forced Native Americans into desperation. He warned that American expansion, not foreign influence, led to the violence and urged Congress to reconsider going to war.

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Felix Grundy believes that British interference, not the tribes acting alone, is causing Native American attacks against the United States. He thinks the Native Americans understand the strength of the U.S. military and would not risk war without support from a foreign power, like Britain. Grundy argues that Great Britain is providing them with money, gifts, and promises of protection to incite them against Americans. He supports war because he believes that defeating Britain would eliminate their influence, reduce Native American violence, and make the country safer.

"We shall drive the British from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors,"

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Felix Grundy supported the war with Britain as he thought it would make them kick them out if they won it. Since the British are bribing the Native tribes for attacking the United States, if they won, the U.S.A would be able to kick them out. This would lead to the outcome of them obtaining more land, as well, as more power with additional territory. Grundy states, "This war, if sighted on successfully, will have it's advantages."

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He supported war against Great Britain because he thought they were behind the Native American attacks. He thought that the Native Americans wouldn't attack without British influence, so winning the war would more or less stop Native American attacks, as well as getting rid of the British.

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"...It was our own thirst for territory, our own want of moderation, that had driven these sons of nature to desperation, of which we felt the effects."

These were the words that John Randolph said. He questioned Britain's true intentions and didn't believe that Britain was really behind any of the attacks. Rather he believed the United states's desire for land had caused the strife with natives. And as you can see, he strongly opposed the war.

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He supported the war against Great Britain because he thought that Great Britain had an influence on Native American Attacks. He believed that if they won the war, Great Britain would stop affecting the Native Americans preventing the attacks.

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John believed the only reason that the native attacks were happening was because of our greed, and they were retaliating because the land we want is their home. Just like he thinks that this war was started because of the human greed for land and power.

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Felix Grundy was pro war of 1812. He said " This war, if cared out successfully, will have its advantages." In his statement he mentions that the native tribes are attacking the U.S and the British are the reason for it. He claims if we go to war and win they will stop because the British are out.

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Felix Grundy supported war with Britain because he thought Britain was encouraging Native Americans to attack the U.S. He believed that if the United States won, Britain would be forced out and the attacks would stop. He said, "cannot be believed… that the savage tribes, uninfluenced by other powers, would think of making war on the united states."

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Randolph believed that the U.S. should not go to war, that there was no clear evidence that Britain was causing attacks by Native Americans. He said that, "Advantage had been taken of the spirit of the Indians, broken by the war which ended in the Treaty  of Greenville… It was our own thirst for territory, our own want of moderation, that had driven these sons of  nature to desperation, of which we felt the effects…" He believed the conflict was largely caused by the United States's own greed and lack of moderation. The U.S.'s actions provoked Native Americans to defend themselves so war was not justified.

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Spoken in 1810 to Congress, Henry Clay believes that going to war with Britain and conquering Canada would benefit America greatly. It was something that according to him, "the militia of Kentucky is alone competent to" conquer a vast amount of Canada's land. It would weaken their power, prevent Native American conflicts, give access to the luxury of fur trading, and enforce trade/tax laws better.

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Felix Grundy argues that Britain is illegally capturing American ships, regulating U.S. commerce out of jealousy of America’s growing trade power, and impressing American sailors into their navy. He says the U.S. must resist these violations of maritime rights and personal liberty by force, declaring that war is better than submitting to British control.

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John Randolph opposed going to war with the British. He said that the "spirit of the Indians, broken by the war" showing that he thought it was the war that broke the Native American's trust in us, and that war would just create enemies. He also said "It was our own thirst for territory, our own want for moderation, that had driven those son's of nature to desperation, of which we felt the effects" showing that he felt that it was our own fault and desires that had made the Native American's attack us, not the British so there was no reason to go to war with them.

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John Randolph was opposed to war. He believed that our want for territory was destroying our relationship with the natives. He also believed that it was unfair that the native lands were being ruined for our selfish wants. "It was our own thirst for territory, our own want for moderation, that had driven these sons of nature to desperation, of which we felt the effects..." - John Randolph. He states that the only reason the natives attacked was because they were provoked and driven to desperate measures. John was certain that the natives were not attacking out of ill intent, but instead they were attacking because us as Americans originally had driven them out of their lands. Also, that we had ruined their lands, and the natives were simply upset that we had destroyed their nature, and homes.

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Felix Grundy argues in favor of war with Britain. He says Britain is unfairly capturing American ships, blocking U.S. trade, and impressing American soldiers, which violates their personal freedom. Grundy believes these actions hurt the entire nation and threaten American independence. He argues that the U.S. must defend its trading rights and freedom, even if that means going to war, because submitting to Britain would only weaken the country.

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Britain was taking in American ships when there was no good reason and no true evidence of illegal goods being shipped or traded in any way. The US had become a major trading nation, and because Britain was jealous, they decided it was their place to be in control of the US trading imports and exports. Felix made it clear he would not tolerate this and he even stated, "Sir, I prefer war to submission," proving his firm stance in believing US trading should be controlled only by the US and no other country.

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Henry Clay supported the idea of going to war with Britain, claiming that capturing Canada would be easy and that once done, there would be benefits for the US. He stated that after capturing certain territories, it could help resolve the issue of violent conflicts with natives, give the US control of the fur trade, and prevent people from violating American laws regarding trade taxes.

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Congressman Felix Grundy supported war, arguing that Native American tribes would not attack the United States on their own and were being encouraged by Great Britain. He claimed that “some powerful nation must have intrigued with them, and turned their peaceful  disposition towards us into hostilies,” using “British gold… baubles and trinkets” to influence Native tribes. Grundy believed that if the United States won the war, it would “drive the British from our Continent.” He claimed the British were using money, gifts, and promises of support to turn Native Americans against American settlers. Grundy believed that winning the war would push Britain out of North America. This would prevent Britain from influencing Native Americans to attack the United States in the future.

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Felix Grundy believes the Native Americans are being pressured to attack us by the British. He supports the war. He believes that if the war succeeds we can be benefited. He describes this as "This war, if carried on successfully, will have its advantages." He thinks that if the U.S. wins against the British, and drive them out of North America, they won't be able to bribe the Native Americans to attack the U.S.

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Felix Grundy thought that there was no possible way that the Native Americans would attack on their own, and that Britain had to be the one behind the attacks. He suggested that Britain was bribing the Natives with resources and promises for them to attack the American settlers. Grundy supported the war, because the American victory would eventually force the British out of North America, having no chance to force the Native attacks anymore. The text quotes, "We shall drive the British from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors, and settling on the ruthless savage to tomahawk our women and children… "

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Henry Clay believed that by going to war with Great Britain, we are able to get benefits, as well as injure Great Britain. He argued that if we were able to conquer Canada - which he said that even the Kentucky Military could do - we would weaken their pride and lower their power and control in North America.

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Congressman John Randolph opposed the war because he believed the United States, not Britain, was responsible for the conflict with Native Americans. He questioned the evidence linking Britain to Native attacks and argued that American expansionism was the real problem. As he stated, "It was our own thirst for territory, our own want of moderation, that had driven these sons of nature to desperation, of which we felt the effects..." This shows that Randolph thought the attacks were a direct result of U.S actions, our desire for more land and lack of restraint rather than British provocations, which is why he strongly argued against going to war.

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D. Congressman John Randolph -Virginia Dec. 9, 1811

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D. Congressman John Randolph -Virginia Dec. 9, 1811

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Congressman John Randolph pointed out that nothing could support the claim that the attacks were caused by the actions of the British. Randolph was protesting the actions of the Congressman who placed the blame for the attacks on the British and advocated going to war without any proof of these accusations being true. Randolph rather believed that the cause of the attacks could easily be found in the United States' need for additional territory, as the result of which the Native Americans were forced off their land and left nothing but desperate people behind.

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In this excerpt, Felix Grundy is urging Congress to go to war. He claims that "Great Britain has intercourse with those Northern Tribes [in reference to Native Americans]" and that Great Britain is turning "their [Native Americans] peaceful disposition towards us into hostiles." In other words, Felix Grundy believed that if they went to war with Britain and were successful, they could drive the British off the continent and in turn stop the Native American attacks. In Grundy's mind, the British were bribing the natives to attack the American settlers which is a point he makes clear in this speech.

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Henry Clay argued that a war with Great Britain would be beneficial to the United States, even though it was risky. He truly believed the U.S. could successfully conquer Canada and that merely the American militia's such as Kentucky were strong enough to. Clay said that taking Canada would damage Britain's pride and weaken their power in North America. Furthermore, he states that claiming Canada would reduce Native American attacks, give the U.S. control of the fur trade, and stop illegal trade that violated American laws.

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John Randolph opposed the war because he said there was no proof that Britain was behind the Native American attacks, asking, "Has the president given any such information?" He argued that the real cause of the fighting was the United States' desire for land, stating, "It was our own thirst for territory." Randolph believed American expansion forced Native Americans to fight back, so he did not support going to war.

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Felix Grundy, a congressman from Tennessee, said in 1811 that Britain was capturing U.S ships, even though the ships weren't harboring illegal goods. They were also forcing U.S sailors to join and work on their ships. Grundy said that this was due to the fact that Britain was jealous and scared of America's rising power. He said that the U.S shouldn't allow America's trade to be controlled by Britain, so they should go to war instead of letting this happen. He said "For my part I am not prepared to say  this country shall submit to have the commerce interdicted or regulated, by any foreign nation. Sir, I prefer war  to submission."

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Felix Grundy was a congressman who was born in Tennessee, who spoke about the conflict between Britain was affecting the whole country. He believed that the Britain was unfairly capturing American ships and sailors, and that Britain was just jealous and worried about the exponential growth of America's power. He preferred "war to submission", believing that America should rather fight then give up.

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Felix Grundy supported going to war because he believed the Native Americans were being to be bribed to attack us. Without those bribes, they would be nice. He also added that if we win, the British will leave. My evidence is, "This war, if carried on successfully, will have its advantages. We shall drive the British from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors."

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John Randolph was against war because he believed there was no proof that Britain caused the Native American attacks. In the text he questions whether the President had any information showing the British were involved. He also criticizes people were too eager to fight and "march to Canada," without good reasons. Randolph argues that the real cause of the violence was America's greed for land which made Native Americans angry.

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Felix Grundy was a congress man who supported going to war with Britan, because he thought Britan was violating American trade rights and taking U.S soldiers, so he thought war was better then simply giving in.

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Congressman John Randolph vehemently opposed the U.S engaging in a war with the United Kingdom, strongly asserting that there was no basis to instigate the war, as the claims made by Congressman Grundy were baseless and lacked evidence, as well as confirmation from the president himself. He instead invited readers to self-reflect on the power-hungry nature of Americans, mentioning how those in search of new land to capitalize on had practically sealed their own fate by intruding upon Native American land.

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This source is supporting going to war with Great Britain. Grundy makes it clear that he believes Britain is treating the United States unfairly and violating its rights. He explains that British courts are capturing and condemning American ships even when they are not carrying “contraband of war,” which hurts American trade and the nation’s economy. He also says that Britain is trying to control American commerce, which he believes no foreign country has the right to do. Grundy strongly supports war when he states, “I prefer war to submission,” showing that he would rather fight than allow Britain to limit American independence. He also brings up the issue of impressment, calling it an “unjust and lawless invasion of personal liberty,” because British forces were forcing American sailors to work on British ships. Overall, Grundy argues that war is necessary to protect American rights, freedom, and national honor.

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Clay believes that conquering Canada would be easy and solve a lot of problems the US has. For example, conquering Canada would lessen conflicts with Native Americans, give the US an advantage in trade, and prevent people from breaking laws in America. Clay states "I verily believe that the militia of Kentucky is alone competent to place Montreal and Upper Canada at your feet." which shows how easy Clay believed conquering Canada would be.

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Felix Grundy supported a war because Britain had been taking American vessels, impressing American sailors, and stopping them from trading freely. He believes that Britain was jealous and worried about the U.S.'s power and importance. He says, "Sir, I prefer war to submission" which shows his support for going to war with Britain.

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Felix Grundy supports the United States going to war. He supports this because the British are interfering with trade and also capturing American sailors without any contraband on board. Felix also states that America's growth in trade is making Britain jealous. He states that "I prefer war over submission."

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Felix Grundy's main arguments for war were that Britain was capturing ships and sailors when there was no evidence of illegal goods. In addition, they were also forcing American sailors to work on British ships, which he stated was unfair and went against their freedom. He even said, "Sir, I prefer war to submission", stating that the US should fight to protect its trading rights and not allow another country to control American trade.

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Clay argues that the United States should declare war on Great Britain because he believes it would benefit the nation in several ways. He claims that gaining control of Canada would weaken Britain, reduce conflicts with hostile Native American tribes, create new trade opportunities, and make it easier to enforce trade and tax laws by preventing illegal activity.

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Felix Grundy supported going to war because he thought that the Natives would not attack the U.S. on their own and must have been encouraged by Britain to do so. If we went to war with Britain, we would remove its influence on the natives, making them friendly again. My evidence is, "this war, if carried out, will have its advantages", and "we shall drive the British from our continent".

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In this excerpt (c), Felix Grundy wanted to go to war with Britain. He had said, "This war, if carried on successfully, will have its advantages." Felix had said this because he believed that Britain had provoked the Native Americans into fighting. This is because the Native Americans were usually peaceful with the Americans. It wasn't regular for the Native Americans to attack wildly out of the blue. So, getting Britain out would help make peace with the Native Americans.

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John Randolph oppsed war. He wrote, "It was our own thirst for territory, our own want of moderation, that had driven these sons of nature to desperation". Randolph thought the US was the reason for the native conflict, so the war wouldn't do anything to solve it. War would be useless in stopping native dispute.

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Henry Clay supports going to war with Great Britain. He believes the United States can easily take control of Canada and hurt Britain’s power and pride. Clay also argues that war would stop Native American attacks that are supported by Britain. He says the war would help the United States gain the fur trade and better protect its laws and money.

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John Randolph, a congressman from Virginia, was against going to war with Britain. He questioned whether there was any real proof that Britain caused Native American attacks, asking if the president or the government actually believed this. Randolph thought these claims were unfair. He believed the real problem was the United States’ strong desire for more land, which forced Native Americans off their homes and led them to fight back. Because of this, Randolph argued that blaming Britain and going to war was unnecessary.

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Randolph was against the war because he disagreed with Grundy's ideas, who claimed that the native american attacks were caused by Britain. He instead believed it was the Americans' own desire for more land that caused problems with the Native Americans.

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Henry Clay believed "conquering Canada would be possible showinghe thought the US could win. It also states that taking Canada could weaken British influence on North America and help with trade

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Congressman John Randolph’s speech from December 9, 1811 shows that he disagreed with claims that Britain was responsible for Native American attacks on U.S. settlers. Speaking during rising tensions before the War of 1812, Randolph questioned whether there was any real evidence from the President or government officials to support this accusation and called it exaggerated. He believed instead that the United States was to blame because Americans continued to take Native American land after treaties like the Treaty of Greenville, which pushed Native tribes into desperation and resistance. Randolph’s purpose was to warn Congress not to rush into war with Britain and to recognize that U.S. expansion and lack of moderation had caused the conflict with Native Americans.

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John Randolph believed the US should not go to war since they would need more land, which would cause them to expand into the Native Americans territory's causing them to fight back. In the text it states “It was our own thirst for territory, our own want of moderation, that had driven these sons of nature to desperation, of which we felt the effects…” This shows Randolph saying the U.S. wanted expansion and provoking Native Americans to fight back.

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Felix Grundy supported the war. He believed that Britain was bribing the Native Americans to attack the United States. He thought America would have gain many advantages if they won the war, like running Britain out of North America so they will no longer influence the Native Americans. "We shall drive the British from our Continent- they will no longer have an opportunity of intriguing with our Indian neighbors, and settling on the ruthless savage to tomahawk our women and children,"

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John Randolph opposed the U.S. going to war. He said that "the massacre of our brethren on the Wabash had been instigated by the British" what he means is that we have no real evidence the British are behind the attacks. Also he said that the reason the Natives attacked us is because we stole their land and destroyed their lives and homes and they are attacking us for revenge.

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Felix Grundy from Tenessese wants to go to go to war until submisson, because of the commerical ships Great Britian keeps taking for the pretext of having illegal war goods. The reason as to why Felix feels lke this is because they are jelousy that America is the 2nd commerical nation in the world.

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"I perfer war until submission"

"pretext of having on board contraband of war"

"awanked the jelousy if Great Britian and her statesmen"

"United States are already the second commerical nation"

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Felix Grundy thought that the British were attacking the American trade ships because they were jealous of American because they were becoming a major trade nation and that they should fight the British so they can trade freely.