Issues that Caused the War

Water issues that caused the war was the relation to French/British war, Impressment, and interference with American trade. Impressment was the act of compelling men to serve in a navy by force and without notice. This act was a problem for multiple reasons. This act of impressment never got approved by the International Law. Along with this basically being illegal, there were many abuses on this act. There were rules among impressment that were being broken. Interference with American trade were Napoleon's continental system, Orders-in-Council, and the Chesapeake incident.

Economic issues that caused the war was the Embargo Act, the Depression, and other steps and results. The Embargo Act was basically when a country was placed with a law that they could not export or import goods. It extremely hurt the economy. The Depression was not the Great Depression, but similar in the effect it had on the economy. The people were suffering the same way the people of the Great Depression did. Some other steps and results were basically just people not thinking right and economically crashing as a result.

Political issues that caused the war was the Indian Menace, territorial expansionism, and the actual politics and presidents. The Indian Menace is exactly what it is, an Indian threat. The Indians that were against the British were weak and lost everything to the British. Wars and trades were a weakness in the Indians. The British were strong with this. The British wanted to make a neutral area in Indian territory. This was a major threat to the Indians. Territorial expansionism was basically all that was happening in the political issues. The Indian Menace was a start to territorial expansionism. The British wanted to take Indian land, so did the Americans. This was what ticked the Indians off. Politics were very different back then, so were the presidents. The politics and presidents help get the War of 1812 started. America was ready to fight for the land, so were the British. The Indians, on the other hand, were ready to fight to keep the land.