War Hawk Influence On America

Finally, War Hawks had a big influence on America’s decisions to go to war in 1812. War Hawks are used to describe people who are in favor of beginning a war. The U.S congress was being steered by an aggressive faction of young legislators in the House of Representatives who were in favor of starting the war. These people put pressure on President James Madison to declare so their influence was taken into account when deciding if America would go to war. The War Hawks main objective was that they wanted to get Canada from the British. These people tended to be from southern and western states and were prompted by expansionist tendencies since they had the desire to add Canada and Florida to the territories of the
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