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why did the united states go to war with britain in 1812? which groups of people supported and opposed the war? why?

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Because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France. All members of Congress that voted for war were Republicans, while twenty-two opposed declaring war, along with forty Federalists.
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