War of 1812
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The War of 1812 was fought between the British Empire and the United States from 1812 to 1815. The United States entered on several aspects: desire to assert full independence, desire to expand into canadian territory and several reasons in which Britain angered the United States. The War of 1812 ended with the Treaty of Ghent in which both sides claimed victory.
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