The War Of 1812

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The war of 1812 resulted from a doubt over trade between the United State and Great Britain. Those events that led to the war included the continued presence of British ships in American export trade, impressment, and the British incitement of Indians. This war, which based on ÃÂ¡ÃÂ§Free Trade and SailorÃÂ¡ÃÂ¦s RightsÃÂ¡ÃÂ¨ exploded and finally led the United State to gain its independence.

Between 1795 and 1805, British tolerated the broken voyages but thereafter charted new course to block American export trading with foreign country. It increased the hostility between the United State and British. The broken voyage allowed American vessels carry produce from the Spanish and French West Indies to an American port, unload it and pass it through customs, then re-export it to Europe as American produce. British later on declared broken voyage illegal and established a blockade of French-controlled ports on the continent of Europe by Order in Council.

Napoleon responded with Continental System which threatens to seize that ships obeying British regulations. While those regulation developed, they destroyed American trading and economic system. By restricting French and British trade with the United State, Jefferson hoped to pressure both nations into respecting American neutrality by announcing the Embargo Act. The Embargo Act prohibited vessel from leaving American for foreign ports. Although it prohibited only exports, but practical effect was to stop imports as well. Finally, in 1809 congress repeals Embargo Act replaced it with non-intercourse Act, this act opened trade to all nations except British and France, however, this act still failed to persuade the British or the French to respect American shipping, but it stopped the short absolute secession in American water.

British added that impressment between himself and the United State, by seizing American merchant ships, and the subsequent pressing into service, of purported British...