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I agree. Federalists opposed the war, considering it unjust and immoral, and championing peace, neutrality, and free trade. In the end, the embargoes were damaging to the businesses in the east, more than Europe—and in contrast, Republicans in the west saw the war as an opportunity to acquire Canada or parts of it.
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