WAR OF 1812 In this essay I will be discussing the major events and battles that took place during the War of 1812. The war was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain. It started in 1812 and lasted until the spring of 1815. My thesis statement is: The War of 1812 was a war that neither side won. There were four main causes for the war taking place. These were impressment, boundary problems, the Warhawks, and …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…forth and never really gained anything, they only faced many casualties. The war was really actually pointless and would probably never of had even taken place if it wasn’t for the pressure from the Warhawks. The war put an end to American immigration to Upper Canada. The only thing gained by the Canadians was that an identity was beginning to emerge. Bibliography Book: The Invasion of Canada 1812-1213 Berton, Pierre Encyclopaedia: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopaedia 99