Talk:Opposition to the War of 1812 in the United States

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there's more to add, as well as some corrections. Opposition to the war actually generated more long-lasting peace organizations than you suggest. The New York Peace Society was formed as a result of the war; many others soon followed. There was also a huge anti-war rally in New York City in August 1812. And there's no mention of Caleb Strong in the article yet, the Governor of Massachusetts who refused to call out the militia to support the war effort, and even talked of Massachusetts making a separate peace with the British. --Kevin Myers | (complaint dept.) 00:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kalkin 22:10, 5 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. Was there also opposition in the UK? - Jmabel | Talk 04:26, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've tried to account for the above. I couldn't find anything online, or in my university's electronic databases, about the "huge anti-war rally." I don't know very much where to look for historical information, however... Kalkin 15:13, 20 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The source for the "huge anti-war rally" is the entry "Antiwar Sentiment" in Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 (Heidler and Heidler, 1997), which also lists a number of other sources, including Peace or War (Merle Curti, 1936) and The Peace Reform in American History (Charles DeBeneditt, 1980). --Kevin Myers | (complaint dept.) 14:27, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This can't be right: an "embargo of American shipping" ?

Jefferson blocked Americans from doing any shipping? JoshNarins (talk) 18:52, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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This section needs rewriting, as it is not up to encyclopedic standards, starting with the [weasel word] "One cannot appreciate..." opening, and continuing with such lines as New England's "single-minded pursuit of shipping" and Jefferson's "dastardly" embargo. PLease clean up. 209.235.2.8 (talk) 14:08, 1 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

removing POV tag with no active discussion per Template:POV

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Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:13, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New draft: Pacifism in the United States ‎

Please add to Draft:Pacifism in the United States. Thanks. M2545 (talk) 14:42, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Potential Sources for further reading

Beating Plowshares into Swords: The Political Economy of American Warfare 1606-1665, Paul Koistinen

American Military Policy, CJ Bernardo

Mr. Madison's War, J.C.A. Stagg

America on the Brink, Richard Buel

The Republic in Peril, Richard Brown

Alexcole1812 (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]