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The War of 1812: an overview

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Ever wonder how many different groups were involved in the War of 1812? Wast it between two sides? Fourty-two sides? Take a journey through the causes and effects of this often overlooked engagement.

Who said, "Sell a country, why not sell the air, the great sea, as well as the earth? Did not the great spirit make them all for the use of his children?"

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