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Based on the excerpt, which method did President James Madison use to convince a divided Congress to declare war on Great Britain?

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The War of 1812 began against a backdrop of intense political battling within the United States. The Federalists of New England were opposed to the idea of war, and the Jeffersonian Republicans, including President James Madison, were very suspicious of them

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