War of 1812

the war of 1812 created many political differences within the budding nation. First of all, many of the states, specifically Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, were completely against going to war. This was exemplified with the Hartford Convention, when these three states threatened to secede from the Union. On the other hand, the war hawks in the Western States and territories fought venerably to go to war with Britain. They were completely single minded and wanted to get more land for themselves. The war hawks believed that a win against Britain would give them land in Canada, as well as farther west, because it would restrict the Indian allies of the british. Also, political divisions stemmed directly form the war of 1812. Those outspokenly opposing the war were the federalists, because they believed, relistically speaking, that America could not win against a powerhouse such as Great Britain. Flipping over the branch, the Democratic-Republicans argued that America would gain immense amounts of land and money from winning such a war. In the end, the Federalists were completely wrong, and their party faded away with the aftershock of the war.