The War of 1812 was a war between the English and the Americans. Besides the two major combatants, the Native Indians allied themselves with the British. The Native Indians were led by chief Tecumseh who heralded all the tribes in the northwest. The war started in 1812 hence its name and ended in 1815. In the war of 1812, the British were having a war with Napoleon French in mainland Europe.

The reason the Americans went declared war against the British because of four reasons: The British were blockading American ships from trading with the French, The British were forcing American sailors to join the navy to fight the French, and The British were arming the native Indians to fight America from settling the west, and the Americans wanted to incorporate Canada into the union.

The war was fought mostly in the northern states of the United States and Canada. There were other fronts in the war such as the Ocean the southern states and other fronts. There were many battles in the war, but it ended in a stalemate.

The war was an inconclusive war where nobody in the end have an upper hand. A treaty was signed in 1815 called the treaty of Ghent causing the war of 1812 to officially end, there were no major changes to the land boundaries of England or America.