What Caused the War of 1812?

How We Became America: The Untold Story
American Battlefield Trust

The War of 1812 was a major conflict between the United States and Great Britain for control of the Northern frontier. Often described as a second War of Independence, in reality it was caused – in large part – by the ineffective foreign policies of two U.S. Presidents. (Runtime 2:24)

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