what were the war of 1812 achievements?

Question

if there were any...

Answer 1

Technically, the war ended in a draw -- that is, the terms of the treaty restored things to their status at the start of the war.

But this is misleading, because here's what else came of the war:

1) The British finally stopped interfering with American frontier settlements, where they had been stirring up Indians (It was the effort to drive them out that led to the invasion of Canada.)

2) America, esp. its navy, became strong enough that

a) it is was able to assert its independence, e.g., to TRADE without dependence on or interference from Britain (or France, for that matter)

b) the navy was trained and equipped to finally end the nuisance of the Barbary states ("pirates") in the quick "Second Barbary [or Tripolitan] War" in 1815

3) As a result of the decisive U.S. showing in the Battle of New Orleans (technically after the war was over, i.e., after the treaty was signed, but still having PRACTICAL effects) Britain took U.S. naval and trade independence seriously, and Andrew Jackson rose to national prominence (see below)

(#1-3 make clear why the "second War of Independence" was, in practical terms, a fair nickname for the war)

4) The U.S. was able to turn its attention more toward the Western hemisphere and asserting its power there, expressed a few years later in the Monroe Doctrine and then in EXPANSION (the idea of "Manifest Destiny")

5) Canada - though conquering Britain's colonies in Canada was not an official war aim, it was the HOPE of many western "War Hawks" who had pushed for the war. Prior to this Canadian colonists had not been terribly united, but the natural reaction to 'defending their homeland from invasion' (with British forces) began to pull them together, setting the stage for the eventual emergence of Canadian independence as a Commonwealth country.

(All of this also effectively ended the chance of Canadian colonies being incorporated into the U.S., which heretofore had been possible.)

6) American Politics -- A whole new generation of leadership arose - war heroes and politicians, esp:

a) Andrew Jackson's performance eventually propelled him to the White House, changing American politics

b) William Henry Harrison ("Tippecanoe"), though his earlier successes played a role

c) Henry Clay

(Stephen Decatur, already a hero from the First Barbary War, and a great success in the Second, would likely have been swept into some office, but unfortunately was killed in a duel before that could happen.)

At the same time --not an 'achievement' but a result-- the Federalist Party, which had opposed the war, effectively died and a political re-alignment began (everyone being "in the same party" during Monroe's Presidency, the "Era of Good Feelings", but soon beginning to form new factions, the basis for the SECOND major party systems to eventually emerge toward the end of J.Q. Adams and then Jackson's Presidencies -- "Democrats" and "Whigs")

7) footnote? this war produced what eventually became our national anthem. (In actual fact, Francis Scott Key had written ANOTHER song to the very same tune during the First Barbary War -- in some ways a "rough draft" for the later one, since he reworked themes and wording from the earlier song, including the imagery of the 'star-spangled' flag, which he had imagined as outshining Tripoli's crescent [Islamic flag].)

Answer 2

The war of 1812 is refered to as the Second War of independence by the British. After the Revolution, America was still heavily reliant on the British for the economy. Britian, realizing this, taxed American merchants for trading with them. They remained in their forts in the West, and kept many troops in those territories. After a while, the American government had enough and started the War of 1812 after much persuasion from a political group called the War Hawks. The War of 1812 gave America a chance at the world. Before the U.S. was not really considered a country. After the war Americans knew that they could stand up and defend their country. After the War, there were fewer problems with Britain. Mainly the United States got the boost in morale.

Answer 3

The War of 1812 (known as the American War of 1812 in Britain to distinguish it from the war with Napoleon I of France that occurred in the same year) was fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom and its colonies, especially Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia, Bermuda and Newfoundland.

The war was fought from 1812 to 1815 on both land and sea. By the end of the war, 1,600 British and 2,260 American troops had died.[1]

Great Britain was at war with France and,[2] to impede American trade with France, imposed a series of restrictions that the U.S. contested as illegal under international law.[3] The Americans declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812 for a combination of reasons, including: outrage at the impressment (conscription) of thousands of American sailors into the British navy; frustration at British restraints on neutral trade; anger at alleged British military support for American Indians defending their tribal lands from encroaching American settlers;[4] and a desire for territorial expansion of the Republic.

Answer 4

This was our first big fight after the Revolution and declaring ourselves. Now the Brits know that we are free from them.

Answer 5

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