"Looking at America’s forgotten War of 1812" Topic
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| Tango01 | 21 Jun 2015 9:54 p.m. PST |
"On June 18, 1812, President James Madison signed a resolution, approved in Congress, declaring war against Great Britain. Over the next two and half years, both sides engaged in bitter contests, and the war ended with much unchanged between the two nations. Today, most Americans recall the war because of two events: the British occupation of the United States' capital of Washington, and Andrew Jackson's victory in the Battle of New Orleans. To many other, the war remains forgotten. Madison was known as the Father of the Constitution, and he succeeded Thomas Jefferson as president in 1809. The British issue had plagued Madison since he took over from Jefferson. Britain and France, the United States' two biggest trading partners, had been at the center of a war that dominated the European continent for decades…"
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| skippy0001 | 22 Jun 2015 3:17 a.m. PST |
I didn't forget. The British had a chance to hang Congress and botched it. Something the American People will never forgive them for…I mean, really! |
| Major Bloodnok | 01 Jul 2015 5:32 p.m. PST |
If you can't be bothered to do it yourself don't blame us. You created them. |
| MarescialloDiCampo | 10 Jul 2015 9:04 a.m. PST |
I agree with Skippy, Could we get them to come back and do it right, please? |
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