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Hey Now, You’re An A1lstar • Page 550

Discussion in 'General Forum' started by angrycandy, Apr 27, 2018.

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  1. Rob Hughes

    Play the Yakuza series

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  2. Rob Hughes

    Play the Yakuza series

    is nice
     
  3. thesoftskeleton

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    So to paraphrase...you want me to ask why he’s a piece of shit?
     
  4. Mr. Serotonin

    I'm still staring down the sun Prestigious

    The War of 1812 (1812–1815) was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. Historians in Britain often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars; in the United States and Canada, it is seen as a war in its own right.

    Since the outbreak of war with Napoleonic France, Britain had enforced a naval blockade to choke off neutral trade to France, which the United States contested as illegal under international law. To man the blockade, Britain impressed American merchant sailors into the Royal Navy. Incidents such as the Chesapeake–Leopard affair inflamed anti-British sentiment. In 1811, the British were in turn outraged by the Little Belt affair, in which 11 British sailors died.[14][15] The British supplied Indians who conducted raids on American settlers on the frontier, which hindered American expansion and also provoked resentment.[16] Historians remain divided on whether the desire to annex some or all of British North America contributed to the American decision to go to war. On June 18, 1812, United States President James Madison, after receiving heavy pressure from the War Hawks in Congress, signed the American declaration of war into law.[17]

    With the majority of their army in Europe fighting Napoleon, the British adopted a defensive strategy. American prosecution of the war effort suffered from its unpopularity, especially in New England, where it was derogatorily referred to as "Mr. Madison's War". American defeats at the Siege of Detroit and the Battle of Queenston Heights thwarted attempts to seize Upper Canada, improving British morale. American attempts to invade Lower Canada and capture Montreal also failed. In 1813, at the Battle of Lake Erie the Americans won control of Lake Erie, and at the Battle of the Thames defeated Tecumseh's Confederacy, securing a primary war goal. At sea, the powerful Royal Navy blockaded American ports, cutting off trade and allowing the British to raid the coast at will. In 1814, one of these raids burned the capital, Washington, although the Americans subsequently repulsed British attempts to invade New England and capture Baltimore.

    At home, the British faced mounting opposition to wartime taxation and demands to reopen trade with America. With the abdication of Napoleon, the blockade of France ended and the British ceased impressment, rendering the issue of the impressment of American sailors moot. The British were then able to increase the strength of the blockade on the United States coast, annihilating American maritime trade and bringing the United States government near to bankruptcy. Peace negotiations began in August 1814 and the Treaty of Ghent was signed on December 24 as neither side wanted to continue fighting. News of the peace did not reach America for some time. Unaware that the treaty had been signed, British forces invaded Louisiana and were defeated at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815. These late victories were viewed by Americans as having restored national honour, leading to the collapse of anti-war sentiment and the beginning of the Era of Good Feelings, a period of national unity. News of the treaty arrived shortly thereafter, halting military operations. The treaty was unanimously ratified by the United States on February 17, 1815, ending the war with status quo ante bellum (no boundary changes).
     
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  5. Your Milkshake

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    Ill die before Im old
     
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  6. Rob Hughes

    Play the Yakuza series

    wikipedia is not a reliable source srry
     
  7. Mr. Serotonin

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  8. SlappinCups

    Hurley apologist Prestigious

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  10. Rob Hughes

    Play the Yakuza series

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  11. Larry David

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    Let me take in all this info

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  12. Mr. Serotonin

    I'm still staring down the sun Prestigious

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  13. Larry David

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  14. bigmike

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  15. bigmike

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    I need one in each cardinal direction.
     
  16. ComedownMachine

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    I can’t believe I liked them in 7th grade
     
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  17. Your Milkshake

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  18. Your Milkshake

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    he must be VERY popular with the ladies
     
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  19. ChaseTx

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    the worst part of being a vegetarian is that lyric popping into my head on a regular basis
     
  20. thesoftskeleton

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    oh no found this of the old dudes
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  21. SlappinCups

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    run skeleton
     
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  22. Your Milkshake

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    just think thats a real book
     
  23. iCarly Rae Jepsen

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    I was going to ask if you're afraid of boyfriends with beef
     
  24. thesoftskeleton

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    I can’t believes there’s people in this world that genuinely like Ann Coulter. Scary.
     
  25. ChaseTx

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    once in AP Gov in HS we had to choose and read a political book and write about it. Someone asked my English teacher for suggestions and she recommended this book and I said noooooo!

    Then she said it was good to get the opposing perspective and I though sure lol
     
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