The war of 1814 represented another loss of land control and sovereignty of the American Indians living in North America. Each time a battle was lost and new political boundaries were drawn, the American Indian lost. The war of 1814 is no different than any of the early American Territorial wars on this continent.
American leaders chose to create a new plan of government because they were afraid that, with the plan of government they had already, the new nation would fall apart.
During the South African War he chose compromise between English Canadians .They supported military involvement and French Canadians.