America on the World Stage

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The War of 1812 against Britain was caused primarily by

A
$A surprise Canadian invasion of upstate New York and Ohio frontier forts$
B
$Religious differences between American Protestants and British Anglicans$
C
$Disputes over the international slave trade and Caribbean slave smuggling$
D
$British impressment of American sailors, trade restrictions, and frontier conflicts$
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Explanation

"War Hawks" in Congress also wanted to expand U.S. territory.

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