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1. Stamp Act Crisis

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   The Stamp Act Crisis was a period of intense political upheaval in the Thirteen Colonies of British North America between 1765 and 1766, triggered by the passage of the Stamp Act 1765 by the British Parliament in London. This legislation sought to raise revenue to offset the costs of defending the colonies following the Seven Years' War by imposing a direct tax on almost all printed materials, leading to widespread colonial resistance centered on the constitutional p…

2. War Of 1812

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   Causes and Pretexts
   The immediate causes cited by the United States centered on British violations of American maritime rights, specifically impressment (the forced conscription of American sailors into the Royal Navy) and the enforcement of Orders in Council, which restricted neutral trade with Napoleonic France. However, secondary causation involved the political aspirations of the "War Hawks" in Congress, led by figures such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun, who saw the conflict as an opportunity to perma…