The War of 1812 was a U.S. war of expansion against the British and their indigenous allies. It was the first declared war in US history (besides the Revolutionary War). The Federalist Party, which was dominant in New England, opposed the war and tried to secede from the USA, and thousands of slaves fled to British Canada. In response to Zebulon Pike's forces burning York (now Toronto), the British conquered and burned down Washington, D.C..[1]
References
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Invading Your Neighbors' (pp. 121–3). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]