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United States Declares War on Great Britain
Washington - The United States declare War on Great Britain Today. The war is declared as a result of long simmering disputes with Great Britian. The central dispute surrounding the impressment of American soldiers by the British. The British had previously attacked the USS Chesapeake and nearly caused a war two years earlier. In addition, disputes continues with Great Britain over the Northwest Territories and the border with Canada. Finally, the attempts of Great Britain to impose a blockade on France during the Napoleonic Wars was a constant source of conflict with the United States.
President Madison declines to give his comment at this point