America and the struggle with Britian

In 1812, twenty-nine years after the American Revolution, America once again found itself at war with Great Britain. What caused the Americans to go to war with Britain this time was different, however. Britain was clearly invading America's sea rights, which made the war understandable. According to congressional reports, the major problem that the United States had with Britain was that they would enslave American sailors and not let them access there own water ways. Americans …

…of sailors could not be tolerated. Many Americans believed that there was no other way to solve this problem except for going to war with Britain. However, many Americans did not see it the same way. An example of this was the narrow margin that Madison won reelection by. The war of 1812 was complicated, and filled with the possibility of ulterior motives and conspiracy. In the end though, no side really gained much at all.