3000 miles should be correct. I learned this in 8th grade
<em>I believe you meant the War of 1812, not 1912, as the only 1912 war I know is the Balkan Wars.</em>
The War of 1812 was between the United Kingdom and the United States, as Britain didn't want the United States to expand westward along with capturing American troops and forcing them to join the British army. The war really ended with no borders being moved and nobody gained any land. The War of 1812 did bring long peace between the states and the British, known as the "era of good feelings".
The Bonus Army was comprised of veterans from World War 1 who were promised a bonus of around $1.25 for every day they served. When the depression hit, the veterans wanted congress to give them the bonus they had promised but congress denied them. They marched to protest and demand their bonus becasue they had nothing left and no where else to go.
Expanded and easier to live and farm and grow.