The song was written during the War of 1812; often referred to as the Second War of Independence. It's also known as one of the most overlooked wars in United States history, often bookended by the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. ... This resulted in a war that had significant long-term impacts and affirmed America's independence, leading many to call it the "Second War for Independence.... During the war, which became known as the War of 1812, both countries won several important battles; however, in the end the United States suffered great losses at the hands of the British, Can...

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The Englishmen did not agree with this and it was the catalyst to about five years of war that wiped out Jamestown and its people. ... This confrontation came in the form of King Philip's War which lasted from 1675 to 1676. ... King William's War began in 1689 and lasted almost ten years. ... As well as, French Colonists in present day Canada and the allied Native Americans. ... This led the Jesuits to establish a strong presence in Huron territory and throughout most of eastern Canada. ...

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However, in 1876 after several brutal wars, the Sioux, Cheyennes, Arapahos, Kiowas, and Comanches complied to move to certain areas where whites were prohibited (Greenberg 33). ... Polk in the war with Mexico, which started in 1846. ... After the war, filibustering, another tactic of U.S. territorial expansion, was also driven against Spanish Florida, Mexican Texas, Canada, and parts of the Caribbean Islands. ... The West was not only a destiny of economic opportunity, but also an occasion for the conversion of residents such as French settlers of Canada and the Mississippi River Valley, as we...

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During the American Revolution, native America's played a vital role in the war. Most tribes joined the British during the war, making this one of the bigger deals when issues ranging from sovereignty to territorial rule came up, after the British lost the war. After the war, the Indians gave the new country a new identity, distinct from the British culture. ... The age of 'Manifest Destiny' came to be associated with reservation camps we see today in huge parts of the US and Canada. ... Whole groups of people have been detained in camps, such as the Japanese during world war t...

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Over time, the number of these people increased; they adapted to different environments, and spread from the far northern coasts of Alaska and Canada to the very edge of South America. ... When conflicts started arising later, they were decided on the battlefield, by means of war, threats and military agreements. ... None of the tribes were allowed to enter the war on their own. ... It also fought on British side in the war against France, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. It is possible that without the support of the League of the Iroquois that the British would not have won the war. ...

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As a nation that has experienced two world wars since the Great Depression, the central axis of the world shifted over from Europe to the United States. ... Americans are not afraid to engage in war regardless of nation, continent, or political ideology if a nation imposes dictatorship or takes away human rights from its people. For example, the U.S. fought in wars like the Korean War or Vietnam War as representative of the capitalist country against socialistic powers. The war against Iraq was due to its determination that Saddam Hussein was a dictator. ... There's no need to go as far a...

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For example, "Bird migrations made their biggest contribution to Indian food supplies in April, May, September, and October when Canada geese, brants, mourning doves, and miscellaneous ducks passed though" (Cronon 40). ... These changes contributed to the conflicts leading up to the King Phillip's War in 1675-76, but their longer-term effect was to force Indians who depended on trade goods to turn to the only major commodity they had left: their land....

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