They aimed several offensives meant to divide the nation and bring it to the bargaining table. However, with the end of the incredibly taxing Napoleonic Wars in 1814, Britain moved to crush the American problem for once and for all. The British recognized this and refrained from severe action against New England for the first few years of the war. Political and economic interests pulled New England into a semi-neutral position during the war. Although the southern and mid-Atlantic states supported the war, the New England states felt that the war was against their best interests. In 1814, the country was wrapped in the grips of a confusing war with Great Britain.
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