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5 days ago · During the War of 1812, he served in the military and fought in the Battle of Sodus Point. After the war, he was a member of the New York State Assembly, (1816-22) and served in the New York State Senate, (1823-24) in 1843, he was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving until 1845.
3 days ago · 2 destroyers sunk [9] The Spanish–American War [b] (April 21 – December 10, 1898) began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war led to the United States emerging predominant in the Caribbean region, [15] and resulted in ...
4 days ago · Publication Title US, War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 Total Records 90,794 · Complete: 100% Content Source The National Archives Publication Number
2 days ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
5 days ago · The Bank War was a political struggle that developed over the issue of rechartering the Second Bank of the United States (B.U.S.) during the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829–1837). The affair resulted in the shutdown of the Bank and its replacement by state banks. The Second Bank of the United States was established as a private ...
2 days ago · After the War of 1812, a crisis was brewing among America's first veterans, and many of them were sliding into poverty as they aged, he said. President James Monroe, a veteran himself, was behind ...
3 days ago · Answer: War Hawks. The presidental election of 1812 was a contest between the War Hawks and those for peace. The War Hawks supported Madison and those for peace supported DeWitt Clinton of New York. When Madison was re-elected (by a small margin) he soon went to Congress asking for a declaration of war. 2.
