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In Congress, there were about 20 men, called "War Hawks" that pressured Madison to declare war on Britain to stop the British from attack American ships and impressing their sailors in the British Navy
1812
Declare war on Britain
he asked congress to declare war because he thought that what can it hurt
Germany didn't declare war in 1915 against anyone, it was actually Britain that declared war on Germany
War Hawks only focused on war. They even pressured the president to declare war against Britan.
In the spring of 1812 president Madison asked congress to declare war on Great Britain. The war lasted almost two years with the United States being victorious.
Germany's blitzkrieg against poland
to declare freedom from Britan and the king
War Hawks
Only Congress can declare war. Presidents can ask Congress to declare war . The presidents who made such a request and had it granted were James Madison (against Great Britain), James Polk (against Mexico), William McKinley(against Spain), Woodrow Wilson (against Germany and allies) and Franklin Roosevelt (against Japan and allies)
The Second Continental Congress occured immediatly after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. The Congress met to discuss the war against Great Britain.