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What forces led Americans to declare war on Britain in 1812?

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Leading up to th war of 1812, British soldiers would board American ships, claim that the crew defected from the British navy and would send them to prison. This obviously did not sit well with the United states government and this was one of the reasons we went to war with England in 1812.
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