The War of 1812 was more of a draw than a victory. No territory or money was exchanged. It was a moral victory though for the U.S. By not losing to the British, we showed that we could compete on a global stage.
an overt act of aggression on the right of property in slaves : the South urged to adopt concerted action for future safety,
Those days, Humans were in a developing stage and they had very less knowledge about things that people favoured etc. so basically frame a something which is related to development !