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War of 1812.
Date: 1812-1815
War & massacres
Colonization
Europe
Indigenous
The U.S. battles Britain to consolidate its territory. The U.S. claims the Western Reserve (land just west of the Appalachian Mountains), and either defeats or enters into treaties with Native communities along the Great Lakes.
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