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And in 1812 the UK was the US's biggest trading partner. And that created major tensions in the US, with New England almost threatening secession over it. But t
by rowanajmarshall 4y ago
And in 1812 the UK was the US's biggest trading partner. And that created major tensions in the US, with New England almost threatening secession over it. But the war still happened.
- mywittyname 4y agoThe economic relationship between New England and the UK had historically been adversarial up to this point in time. New England was in direct competition with the UK, as both regions were industrial and educated. The monarchy did everything in their power to starve New England of the resources and tradesmen they needed to succeed. This is in contrast to the rest of the USA, which was supplying raw resources for industry. Trade needs to be fair and mutually beneficial.
- verve_rat 4y agoIn 1812 the monarchy of the UK wasn't doing shit. The Government of the UK called the shots.