The War of 1812

The War 1812 is a two-hour film history of a deeply significant event in North American and world history. The war shaped American, Canadian and British destiny in the most literal way possible: had one or two battles or decisions gone a different way, a map of the United States today would look entirely (and shockingly) different. The fires of this war forged the nation of Canada; at the same time, the result tolled the end of Native American dreams of a separate nation. By war's end, the process of Native nation removal had already begun in the southeast, paving the way for a Cotton Kingdom powered by slavery, and a United States that had been on the verge of collapse was ready to announce its arrival as a global power. The U.S. did not win the War of 1812, but the noble experiment of democracy had managed to survive intense pressure from without, and within.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

History,

War

Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Diane Garey

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Company:

Florentine Films,

WNED-TV Channel 17

Cast:

Narrator

Crew:

Director

Director

Writer

Original Music Composer

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