Answer: It did so because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France—Britain's enemy in Europe. ... Sometimes there were also seizures of American sailors. These seizures were known as impressment President James Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain on June 1, 1812. Among the reasons President Madison gave to Congress was the impressment of sailors, British interference with the United States, and another reason was that Britain imposed the Embargo Act of 1807.
In his speech, President Madison enumerated several injustices committed by England such as the impressment of American Sailors into the British Navy, the blockading of commerce, and the harassment of merchant vessels.
Answer:When James Madison (served 1809–1817) became president in early 1809, he also sought to avoid war with Britain. But British actions, and a continuing drumbeat for war in the U.S. Congress, seemed destined to make make a new war with Britain unavoidable. The slogan "Free Trade and Sailor's Rights" became a rallying cry.
