What two reasons why James Madison went to war with Great Britain in the war of 1812?

Answer 1

(1)The English had impressed Americans into service in their navy . Moreover, the Brtiish interfered with US shipping, constantly harrassed US ships and did so despite several diplomatic protests. They did not respect the rights of neutrality regarding US ships.

(2) Madison blamed the English for angering the Indians that attacked frontier settlements. The British still maintained forts on the US Northwest and had a long record of arming the Indians against US settlers.

Madison probably also had some reasons he did not mention in his speech. By 1812, Madison saw war with Britain inevitable. hostile to Americans) The War Hawks in his party also pushed him. A representative of Texas, Felix Grundy, in which 3 of his brothers were killed by these Indians and wanted revenge. "On to Canada, on to Canada" is his cry to wipe out the Indians' Canadian base. Madison also saw war as an opportunity to restore confidence in the republican "experiment". Madison at the time needed a way to assert American rights to show the viability of American nationhood. If we could not protect ourselves, the republic would basically be seen as a disgrace and a huge embarrassment. The war ahead of Madison would be a test for the republic. There were some who thought they saw a chance to grab some territory in Canada from the British.

Answer 2

He thought the British would be too preoccupied fighting Napoleon to be able to resist and wished to expand the US into Canada.