The War Of 1812 And The United States - 1633 Words

The War of 1812 took place between the Americans and Great Britain because of the impressment of Americans sailors by the British and the passing of the Embargo Act by Congress and President Thomas Jefferson. The British navy would impress sailors from American ships and force the American sailors to board the British ships and to join the British navy. The second reason that the War of 1812 occurred was because of the Embargo Act of 1807. This act was passed by Congress and Jefferson and it stopped all trade with Europe. As a result of impressment and the United States passing the Embargo Act, the War of 1812 began on June 18th 1812 (â€Å"War of 1812† 2). It was ended by the Treaty of Ghent, which was a peace treaty signed by both countries†¦show more content†¦As a result of the Treaty of Ghent, the Native Americans were forced to a sign series of treaties that forced them to give up large areas of land north of the Ohio River. During the war, the Native Americans sided with the British and after the British lost the war the Americans did nothing to help the Native Americans. In fact, Native Americans were pushed further and further west and were forced to live far away from the lands that they were born in and, because of this, tensions broke out between the Native Americans and settlers. After the War of 1812, the United States started to expand westward, also known as the Westward Expansion. In April of 1803, the United States purchased Louisiana from the French. The United States bought this land from the French for fifteen million dollars. All the land gained from the Louisiana Purchased doubled the size of the country. Before citizens could begin to move West, Thomas Jefferson sent two men, Louis and Clark, on an expedition. Louis and Clark were sent to explore the new land and to map a route to the Pacific Ocean. Thomas Jefferson asked the men to keep careful records of this land and to bring back important information about the geography and the people, which they successfully did. The Federal Government became even more disrespectful of the Native Americans. The citizens of the United States started to expand into the Ohio River Valley and into the Northwest and West. In 1830, during Andrew Jackson’s