The war of 1812 had its origins as far back as 1795. 1. Trace the events leading up to the War of 1812, being specific in accounting all events. 2. What was the specific role of Republican leadership in Congress in causing the war? 3. Weighing the vast westward migrations of people in the U.S. during this same period against the problems of neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars , in your opinion what would you consider to be the major reason we went to war in 1812? And just as important…. WHY DID WE CHOSE TO FIGHT ENGLAND AND NOT FRANCE?
