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Put in outcome of war
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→War goals
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→Origins: The hearings on the war were held in secret session.
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The Federalist response, written by Josiah Quincy, emphasized the absurdity of going to war over maritime issues when so few naval preparations had been made.
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→The opposing forces: redundant
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→The role of the War Hawks: wordsmithx
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→Origins: redundant "vote"
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n the 1810 midterm election, many older congressmen retired and there was a generational shift. The new Congress was more hawkish and revisited the old disputes with fresh eyes.
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→The myth of land hunger
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→The myth of land hunger
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rallied
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add Madison's reelection to the opening
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→Origins
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→Origins: At the time war was declared, news of these concession had yet arrived in the U.S. But American leaders did know that Britain was in the process of forming a new government and reformula
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→The myth of the War Hawks
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→Origins: Although sailors' rights had played a minor role in pre-war politics and diplomacy, they would be remembered as a central theme of the war.[
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→Origins: add Madison's message
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The banner "free trade and sailors' rights" was first hoisted on the USS Essex by Captain David Porter on July 2, 1812.
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military comparison
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add about War Hawks
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→Origins: oops
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→Origins: For New England, trade was about economics and jobs. For the rest of the country, it was a question of the nation's honor.
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→Origins: Support was strongest in the West and South, the regions least likely to suffer from British retaliation.
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separate paragraphs for U.S and Europe
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reoreder images
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→Origins: comma, complete sentence for caption
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