Because they thought defeating Britain would help their cause for invading Canada and making it their own.
Great Britain in 1812.
The War Hawks of 1812 or thereabouts were eager to declare war on Britain to get their forts out of US territory ,possibly annex parts of Canada and end their practice of stopping US ships and taking British born sailors out of their crews.
The War Hawks wanted war with England in the war of 1812.
The War Hawks
There is not much connection between the two events. The Louisiana purchase in 1803 gave Napoleon money to help finance his attempted conquest of Europe. The war in Europe gave Britain more reason to interfere with American shipping and weakened the ability of Britain to fight in America. This combination may have made the war hawks in Congress more eager to declare war on Britain and start the War of 1812.
Great Britain in 1812.
The War Hawks of 1812 or thereabouts were eager to declare war on Britain to get their forts out of US territory ,possibly annex parts of Canada and end their practice of stopping US ships and taking British born sailors out of their crews.
They were called "War Hawks." The name hawk continues to refer to those who support military action, as opposed to doves who oppose it.
The War Hawks
The War Hawks wanted war with England in the war of 1812.
The War Hawks
The War Hawks
The War Hawks were a group of Congressmen who were displeased with the fact that Great Britain had been interfering with American trade, and they believed Britain was also encouraging Native Americans to attack U.S. settlers. They wanted the United States to declare war on Great Britain. By attacking Britain, the War Hawks believed that the United States could successfully invade Canada and possibly Florida. The War Hawks included Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina.
There is not much connection between the two events. The Louisiana purchase in 1803 gave Napoleon money to help finance his attempted conquest of Europe. The war in Europe gave Britain more reason to interfere with American shipping and weakened the ability of Britain to fight in America. This combination may have made the war hawks in Congress more eager to declare war on Britain and start the War of 1812.
Well, The argument of the war hawks of declaring war with Britain started in 1807, but congress declared war on 1812. So Which date do you think the war started on?
The war hawks wanted the war of 1812 because they thought it would bring freedom and it did!There were multiple reasons why the War Hawks called for a war with Britain. One reasons was the abduction of American soldiers.
Known as "War Hawks" they were a group of Republican Congressmen who demanded the United States declare war against Great Britain, invade British Canada, and expel the Spanish from Florida.