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during the war of 1812, the british implemented a blockade on new england. explain in one or two sentences the result of this blockade.

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In Britain's effort to control the world's oceans, the British Royal Navy encroached upon American maritime rights and cut into American trade during the Napoleonic Wars. In response, the young republic declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812

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