War Hawk
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War Hawk was a faction of early 19th-century American politicians who strongly advocated for war with Britain, helping to spur the United States into the War of 1812.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Hawks | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political group
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political faction ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| advocated | war with Great Britain ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Anglo-American tensions ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Southern United States
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Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInInstitution |
United States Congress
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United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveName | War Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Felix Grundy
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George M. Troup NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ John A. Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ John C. Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Langdon Cheves NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter B. Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Mentor Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lowndes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedCause | U.S. declaration of war on Great Britain in 1812 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Napoleonic Wars
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post-American Revolution period ⓘ |
| ideology |
American nationalism
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Republicanism (United States) ⓘ |
| influencedEvent | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfParty | Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for western and southern expansion
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desire to defend American sovereignty ⓘ desire to protect American trade ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Federalist Party politicians
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New England merchants ⓘ |
| opposedEntity | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
British impressment of American sailors
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British maritime policies ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
expansionist
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nationalist ⓘ pro-war ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
jingoism
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militarism ⓘ war hawk (political term) ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
American territorial expansion
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defense of American honor ⓘ invasion of British North America ⓘ |
| supportedWar | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeActiveEnd | circa 1815 ⓘ |
| timeActiveStart | circa 1810 ⓘ |
| usedAsLabelBy | political opponents ⓘ |
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War Hawks