America in Midpassage – Discussion 4 – Fighting Mr. Madison’s War

 Answer the following question using the attached PDF Lecture Slides file and the Chapter 6 PDF files from the book Founding Brothers…..From 2012-2015 America witnessed the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Yet unlike the anniversary of the American Revolution or Civil War, Americans did very little to commemorate this conflict. Why would Americans be so reluctant to acknowledge or even discuss this important event in U.S. history? What do you think?