War of 1812. There are six references used for this paper.

There have been a number of battles fought by the United States over the years. It is important to examine the War of 1812 and determine the major weaknesses in the United States National structure, and how these weaknesses were later addressed by the Republican Nationalists.

British Occupation

The United States Government's weaknesses became in apparent when "following the Revolutionary war, the British refused to leave their posts in an effort to preserve both the flourishing fur trade and the improving relations with the Native American, (www.graves.k12.ky.us/schools/GCHS/bleonard/unit%20three%20study%2.)."

The British occupation led to the War of 1812, however the country was divided on whether to fight the war or not. "The declaration of war had been made with military preparations still far from complete. There were fewer than 7,000 regular soldiers, distributed in widely scattered posts along the coast, near...
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