Describe some reasons why the War Hawks wanted to go war with the British prior to th war of 1812.?

Answer 1

1. They were angry that the British had not evacuated troops from Western forts
2. They wanted to take over Canada
3. They wanted to acquite Florida
4. They were living in an area where Indians were attacking settlers thanks to the British drumming up trouble
5. They were pro-farming and anti-big business and thus pro-Republican and anti-Federalist. The Federalists were pro-British.


And there you have it.


Incidentally concerning some previous posters: The issue of impressment had nothing to do with the War Hawks. They lived in the west and could not have cared less about impressment. That was a non-issue to a Kentucky farmer.

Answer 2

Mainly, the conquest of Canada and extension of the midwestern agrarian frontier into Ontario.

The other reasons (e.g., resentment against the Broitish naval blockade of Napoleonic Europe and of British impressment of sailors from American ships) were also reasons, but they were secondary to the primary driving force of land acquisition. They did, however, serve to unite Americans in areas beyond the frontier behind the war. The shallowness of this unity, however, is shown by the fact that New England, which was the area most directly affected by British naval measures seriously debated withholding suppport fromt he war (look up the Hartford convention).

Answer 3

1. Stop the impressment of American Sailors to the British navy.

2. Force the British to evacuate the Northwest Territory, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan,and Ohio which was granted to the USA in the treaty of Paris of 1783.

3. Stop the British from Arming and Paying the Indians in the Western territories to attack the American settlers.

4. Try to get Canada to join with the US as another state.

Answer 4

This is from memory of high school, many, many years ago, I believe the Brits were over-utilizing the practice called "Impressment", which was basically stealing American sailors. They would board an American ship and kidnap American sailors to work in the British Navy, not a nice way to show respect for the new country.

Answer 5

Kidnapping of Americans sailors who were forced into the British Navy