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Why were the War Hawks eager to declare war on Great Britain?

- They wanted to respond to Britain's attacks on American ships and sailors during the Napoleonic Wars.

- They wanted to seize British colonies in the Caribbean.

- They hoped that war would provide an opportunity to expand the northern and southern borders of the United States.

- They had sided with the French cause during the Napoleonic Wars.

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- They wanted to respond to Britain's attacks on American ships and sailors during the Napoleonic Wars.

- They hoped that war would provide an opportunity to expand the northern and southern borders of the United States.
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