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The War of 1812, which is also called the second war for independence is really important because this is where our freedom, liberty and democracy was earned. In this war, the great Britain and America tried to protect their land and fought for their country. Compared to the other wars like World War II, not many people died, but it certainly brought some changes and even the beginning of the new America. How did the war start? In 1803, Britain was involved in some situations with France. At this time, the Emperor of France was Napoleon Bonaparte. Later on, Britain and France was in a war. American people traded their goods with France but Britain stopped it. This became a problem for Americans because they had to stop in Britain first and do whatever the British generals demanded. The British treated Americans as if they were still under their control. After few months, they created new treaties, in which Americans could not trade with Europe, unless they were English ships. Other causes of the war were the impressments of the American sailors and the British’s help for the Indians. Every year, British lost thousands of sailors. They thought that if they will lose the battles at sea, then they would definitely lose the war. Then, they started to impress American sailors to be in the British Royal navy. If any of the American sailors refused to do what the British said, then British army attacked their ships. Third reason was that the Indian warfare on the frontier. Indian people alliance's from Alabama to Canada with the British’s help. They gave the Indian people the supplies to fight against americans, so that America could not expand. In 1810, two war hawks named John C Calhoun and Henry Clay stood up for the wa... ...ough, women got paid less than men, they still received some status. Shipping goods was a huge problem before and during the war, but it was solved by the improvements in the transportation system. This system helped the goods to reach faster at it’s destination. There were more railroads, steam ships, which carried goods to other states, turnpikes, and canals which allowed everything to work at a much faster pace than it used to. Overall, the war of 1812 brought us freedom and liberty. The nation, for which all of the soldiers fought, was recognized as a great, free and independent land. This war helped Americans to realize that they can protect their country if they get threatened by foreign countries. Americans started to settle their western country. Shipbuilding and commerce flourished. The United States began to rise to the top position of a world’s power.