The soil was held together by grass roots. It was called sod. Settlers were called sodbusters because they had to break through the sod to plant crops. There was not a lot of wood, so settlers used sod to build homes.
I believe that, He divided the empire into two sections.
A series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France, a country with which Britain was at war;<span> the impressment of U.S. seamen into the Royal Navy, and you can find more reasons on google if you look up " causes of the war of 1812"</span>
Russia got the bomb
Spying was ramped on both sides.
There was an arms race and it was open, which was the main reason for Eisenhower warning against the Military Industrial complex. The military was just becoming far too powerful.