<span>The war of 1812 was politically divisive due to the different demographic and political factions who supported or abhorred the idea of conflict. The war was much more favored by Democratic-Republicans in the Southern and Western United States then it was Federalist in both New England and the South. Add to this that there wasn't a national cause or anger to unite people behind the war, and it just wasn't something a large portion of the population wanted to do. Also, because of these divisions America came into the war sorely unprepared to achieve victory with an army that was largely disorganized and unsupported by the militias.</span>
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The early colonists persecuted many people for practicing different religions without there dissent because they had little to no religious tolerance.
The Chicano Movement emerged during the civil rights era with three goals: restoral of land, rights for farm workers and education reforms. Prior to the 1960s, however, Latinos lacked influence in the national political arena. That changed when the Mexican American Political Association worked to elect John F. Kennedy<span> president in 1960, establishing Latinos as a significant voting bloc.</span>
