What role did african american soldier play in the war of 1812?help!?
“THE WAR OF 1812, 1812-1815” “The mood of America during this period centered around keeping its independence solid from British rule as established by the peace treaty of 1783. As a new country, America also wanted to expand its borders and show off its might against encroaching outside foreign expansionists. It was with this thrust that President Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) undertook the first step of expanding America’s territorial bounds westward by annexing the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) was also executed by Jefferson in order to explore the possibilities of expanding America’s borders from ocean to ocean.” “When President James Madison (1809-1817) took office, America was again threatened by the British naval power. The British were “told to halt American merchant vessels anywhere on the high seas and search them for any British subjects serving in America’s military or marine service.” In 1806, the American frigate, the CHESAPEAKE, wa
