Answer:
what is this a actual question or is this a response to something
Leading up to this war between England the new nation, the United States, was the conflict between two European powers, France & England. Napolean of France dominated the European continent & the British dominated the sea with its superior Navy.
<span>The basic problem for the US was the battle for power between England & France. </span>
<span>England put forth a declaration that was called the </span>Orders in<span> Council... </span>
<span>This declaration barred neutral nations from trading with France & her allies. The English plan was to deprive France from receiving essential products by sea from neutral nations such as the United States. The US had developed trade between itself & France and this could be accomplished only by merchant vessels. The problem faced by the USA was that the seas were ruled by the British Royal Navy. </span>
<span>British warships would stop USA ships and kidnap US sailors & the US had no Navy to speak of to stop this. This then was the problem faced by the USA at the beginning of the war between the USA & Britain called the War of 1812. So it's mostly about the shortage of american goods. </span>
<span>The "power" schools during the initial collegiate athletic contests were the Ivy League schools. The Ivy League includes 8 private tertiary education institutions located in the Northeast of the United States. These are </span>Brown University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, Yale University, and Cornell University.
