EP 123: The War of 1812 (A Brief History)

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This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the War of 1812. Now you all know that I am not a huge fan of Military History. In fact, it is my least favorite part about History. However, I have always found the War of 1812 fascinating in that it tends to so often be overlooked. Many Americans are not aware that we literally went to war again with Great Britain roughly thirty years after we had won our independence from them.

This episode is not a thorough review of the War of 1812. We will not be going through a chronology of the war, talking about all of the key players, and all of the victories and defeats. Rather, we will be discussing the causes of the War of 1812 (how and why we fought again with Britain so soon after the Revolutionary War), how Native Americans were the ultimate losers in this war, and the long-term effects and consequences of what would become known by Americans as the Second War of Independence.

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