“The wars in Europe engulfed much of the world, precipitating and facilitating innumerable local conflicts in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including the Haitian Revolution,” — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“The wars in Europe engulfed much of the world, precipitating and facilitating innumerable local conflicts in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including the Haitian… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“the now-famous Cunards, who established their shipping business during the war and made their first transatlantic passenger voyage in 1813.” — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“Generally Americans held that citizenship was a choice and thus allowed naturalization, while Britain held that an individual’s subjection to the sovereign of the… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“The American and British governments invested heavily in the press, supporting official and unofficial organs, and high-ranking members routinely wrote articles and employed mercenary… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“the British government was thinking beyond the immediate war to a future in which a defeated United States could be hemmed in by an… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“American notaries, port authorities, local governments, customs officials, American diplomats in Britain, and British agents issued certificates, which varied wildly in reliability.” — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“After all, the two issues on which the United States formally declared war—America’s trade rights as a neutral in the ongoing European wars and… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“In March 1812 the British Caribbean press described how the British squadron based at Jamaica had earlier captured a “Haytian frigate.” In response, the… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“After all, the two issues on which the United States formally declared war—America’s trade rights as a neutral in the ongoing European wars and… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“The concept of citizenship was still novel in 1812, with the vast majority of people who were living in North America and Europe placing… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“The United States was undeniably imperialist in 1812. Within two generations it had doubled its size, dispossessing the native inhabitants of their land and… — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
“American-born families flowing into Upper Canada first as political refugees from the American Revolution and later as economic migrants.” — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
