What Caused The War Of 1812

The War of 1812 was a historical force that would have occurred whether or not the Chesapeake event occurred due to the change in presidency from Jefferson to Madison. Madison had intensely thought Jefferson allowed America to be controlled by British. With these feelings in mind it was clearly evident when Madison had declared war on Britain it was due to all the rights that Britain had infringed during the impressment; defensive tactic used by Britain by introducing the Order of Council as Britain was clearly outraged by the Non-Intercourse Act. The Macon’s Bill no. 2, had given both Britain and France an opportunity to persuade America to choose them. Britain had been the first to come to America but because of the demands that the British wanted – including control of trade – America had refused and accepted the offer made by France. It is evident that France and the Napoleonic War had played an important role in the relationship between America and Britain. Another factor that is clearly highlighted is the anger caused by the violation of the human rights. The fear of losing the Napoleonic War had caused Britain to act out and introduce laws based on that fear.
Trade with America would have been essential in order to make the British or French economy grow.
These contributing factors therefore emphasize that the relationship between America and Britain had been declining quickly due to Britain losing the war against America for wanting to control Britain all the way to the Chesapeake of 1807 and other incidents’ that had happened afterwards. In conclusion the Chesapeake Event was not the main reason of the War of 1812, but rather seen as an event that caused upheaval and pressure on government to defend them against Britain and fight a war in order to push British control out of