WAR OF 1812

Leaders: Josiah Quincy, Rufus King, Timothy Pickering

Goals:
To encourage the growth of manufacturing, finance, and commerce
To have a stronger federal government
Voted against the War of 1812
Major Arguments:
War of 1812 would disrupt trade and the overall economy
A stronger federal government would protect individual rights better as
opposed to separate state governments which would cause disruptions and
disputes
Regions: Concentrated in urban port towns, New England, the Northeast, and part
of Virginia
People (how many, what kinds): Composed and supported by merchants
Political/Economic Status: The federalist party lost most of their support as they
opposed the war, due to their belief that the war would disrupt maritime trade.
Their calling of the Hartford Convention, to discuss the declining economic status
of their country, and their call to to secede from the United States made them look
unpatriotic

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Leaders: Henry Clay, Thomas Jefferson, John C. Calhoun
Goals:
To stop British impressment of American sailors
To seize British Canada and to end British aid to Native Americans
To restore American free trade
Voted for the War of 1812
Major Arguments:
War of 1812 would uphold American national honor
Because of the vulnerability of Canada, seizing the land would remove a threat
to American security and force Britain to make economic concessions
Regions: Western and Southern United States
People (how many, what kinds): young Southerners and Westerners elected to the
U.S. Congress in 1810
Political/Economic Status: The War Hawks were determined to acquire Canada for
its luscious and fertile soil and vastly wooded areas. Despite the
increased opposition in Congress to the war against Great
Britain,they believed the United States had a
responsibility to uphold