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Opposition to this war was strongest in New England, due to their strong Federalist leanings, in part, but more due to their proximity to the front line, and the damage a war would do to their economy.

New England relied heavily on exports, the vast majority of which went through it's seaports.All seven states understood perfectly well that attacking Canada would inevitably mean a Royal Navy blockade of those ports.

New Englanders were astonished to hear such stupidity being seriously discussed, led by the "War Hawks" from southern and western states. Even before war was declared, the seven states of New England began serious, public discussions about whether to secede from the Union.

Their concerns were proven right. There was a blockade of all the ports, and it devastated the US economy. The American invasion of Canada failed miserably: ten separate invasion forces were sent into Canada, and despite their superiority in numbers, all were decisively defeated. Britain took Detroit, Buffalo, and Fort Dearborne (Chicago) from the fleeing Americans, and occupied most of the coast of Maine.

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