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War of 1812 Info

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War of 1812 Info

War of 1812 Info

The Taking of the City of Washington...by the British Forces Under Major Genl. Ross on Augt. 24, 1814...the public property destroyed amounted to thirty Million of Dollars. Copy of engraving 1814. George Washington Bicentennial Commission NARA FILE 148-GW-478WAR and CONFLICT BOOK 89

The War of 1812 Summary Part 11 can be found below:

At the emotional core of the War of 1812 was a burgeoning American ideal rooted in expansionism. In a movement later called Manifest Destiny, there was a belief that Americans were destined to control the entire North American continent.

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