In June 1812, the United States declared war against Great Britain in reaction to three issues: the British economic blockade of France, the induction of thousands of neutral American seamen into the British Royal Navy against their will, and the British support of hostile Indian tribes along the Great Lakes frontier. A faction of Congress, made up mostly of western and southern congressmen, had been advocating the declaration of war for several years. These “War Hawks,” as they were known, hoped that war with Britain, which was preoccupied with its struggle against Napoleonic France, would result in U.S. territorial gains in Canada and British-protected Florida.

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But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing

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The authors of the declaration by made the deductions by making it known in their writing that the reason why the colonists must form their government was based on the need to end the evils they had experienced the British government.

<h3>What is a deductive reasoning?</h3>

This is the type of reasoning that helps bone to arrive at conclusions based on certain logical premises.

The reasoning here is based on the fact that they have being treated badly by the British, so the wise thing to do would be to stand on their own.