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Practice dictation & shadowing on the daily life story: The War That Both Sides Won
The War That Both Sides Won
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The war that both sides won Today, the 3000 mile boundary between Canada and the United States is known as the longest undefended boundary in the world.
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But for three years in a row, 18121813 and 1814 US armies invaded Canada.
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When both sides failed to win a clear victory and the costs of the war kept growing, the two countries decided that peace was the best policy.
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On June 18th 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain.
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the United States have proclaimed their independence from Britain in 177636 years earlier.
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There were still bad feelings between the two countries.
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Great Britain was not treating the United States as an equal independent country.
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British ships were stopping American ships from trading with Europe.
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British sailors went aboard American ships looking for deserters from the British Navy.
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If an American sailor could not prove that he was an American, he was taken to work for the British.
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At the same time, the population of the United States was expanding.
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Americans wanted to move West into lands held by various American Indian tribes.
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Some Americans felt that Britain was encouraging the Indians to fight them and was supplying guns to the Indians.
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In 1812, Canada was made-up of a small number of British colonies just north of the American border.
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Americans felt it would be easy to take over Canada.
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Then Canadian land would provide homes for their growing population.
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Since Americans outnumbered Canadians 12:50, the US government thought that no one in Canada would dare oppose them.
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Moreover, Britain was fighting a terrible war in Europe against Napoleon, the Emperor of France, and could not spare any troops to help defend Canada.
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But in 1812, Canada had one advantage over the USA good leadership.
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British General Isaac Brock had served in Canada for 10 years.
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He knew how to inspire both his own soldiers and the ordinary people of Canada to fight for their country.
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He was a bold and energetic leader who moved quickly to attack American positions before they could attack him.
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Brock found a valuable ally in the American Indian Chief Tecumseh.
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Tecumseh have been trying to unite the scattered groups of Indians to fight together against American expansion.
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He convinced the Indians that their best chance for success was to join the British and Canadians against the Americans.
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Although both Brock and Tecumseh were killed in battles, their example continued to inspire the defenders of Canada to fight against the American invasions.
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Before the end of 1814, all American forces have been driven out of Canada.
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By 1814, Britain had defeated the French Emperor Napoleon.
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Now it was the turn of the United States to be invaded.
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A large British force attacked the heart of the United States and burned the government buildings at Washington.
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Another British force attacked the USA near the mouth of the Mississippi River, but it was defeated at the Battle of New Orleans.
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Both sides were tired of fighting by this time and a peace treaty was signed on December 24th, 1814.
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This agreement restored everything to the way it had been when the war began, although this really meant that no one had won the war.
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Both sides claimed victory.
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The Americans felt that they had gained full recognition of their independence.
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Britain would no longer board their ships or encourage the Indians to fight them.
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Canadians felt that they had shown Americans that they wanted to develop their own country in their own way, separate from the United States.
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But the biggest result of the war was the decision by both countries never to fight each other again.