Question

Why did Americans call the War of 1812 the “Second War for Independence”?

Answer 1

Because The War of 1812 was against the British(their previous rulers).

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Answer 2

The answer is, it was a spot of bother between USA and The United Kingdom (note not England and not Britain) which has largely been forgotten about in the UK. The UK were fighting a war against Napoleon Bonaparte`s France in Europe. The US got upset because the UK Royal Navy blockaded US ports to stop the US trading with France at that time. Hope this helped ☻