It would have forced him to seek Congress's approval for US involvement.
We put our nuclear warheads in Turkey. Turkey is nearby Russia and we had good relations with them.
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Some Americans believed that it was God who wanted them to expand it's dominion and spread democracy and capitalism essentially across the entire North American continent. They also wanted to expand their territory, this caused them to drive Native Americans out of their land for the new settlers to settle in.
The British could capture French territory in North America (Canada) and assert their dominance in the region
