"The War of 1812 Could Have Been the War of Indian" Topic

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"The War of 1812 formally began on June 18, 1812 when President James Madison signed the Declaration of War against the United Kingdom. The war was fought for a number of reasons including trade restrictions, the impressment of American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy, the United States trying to annex Canada, but also because the British were supporting Native Americans in their fight against American expansion.

Let's face it, many history books miss the main point of the War of 1812 and some even have said the most important thing to come out of the War of 1812 was "The Star Spangled Banner." The war was in fact a major turning point for Native Americans who were struggling to stop white settlers from encroaching on their land…"
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Armand

An article with a very narrow point of view. More battles occurred against the Upper Creek Muskogee tribes than occurred against the Shawnee.
The Northern tribes should have seen the abandonment by the British coming. They had already abandoned their alliance with the Lower Creek Muskogee tribes in their war against Spain in Florida. The British became a Spanish ally and ignored the Lower tribes who then allied with the Americans in 1813.

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Armand

Another major factor of the war is that it gave Canada a feeling of nationalism.