Should the United States have gone to war in 1812?
Vocabulary
- Maritime
- Interposition
- Impressment
- Commerce
- Embargo
- Agrarian
Primary Source Analysis
- Discussion
- Strongest/weakest arguments for war
- Opinion
- What was the true motivation for war?
- What would the Federalists say about the result of the war?
- Knowing what you know now, would you still be in favor or against going to war in 1812?
- Imagine we never went to war. What would the United States be like today?
