The War of 1812

During the War of 1812, the country was divided politically and regionally by their ideals about the war. The “war hawks” from the West and the South had expansionist theories and sought control over the northern and western lands of the U.S. New England was against the war because of the increased amount of Pro- British Federalists residing there who were against gaining new territory because there would be an increase in Democratic Republicans in new territories. They also disliked the fact that the Southern states had friendly relations with France, whom the Northerners disliked. The Federalists from New England began to help the British by lending them money. The Southerners began to distrust the New Englanders. The line was slowly drawn between the North and the South.