The war hawks were primarily young Republicans from the West and South who were eager for war with Britain, believing that the government's policies were harming their economies and that war could lead to territorial expansion.

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The War Hawks Were

Question 37

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The war hawks were

A) frontiersmen from New England who wanted to seize Canada from Great Britain.
B) men who were eager for war against Napoleon in order to gain the Louisiana Territory.
C) supporters of Jefferson and Madison's policy of economic coercion.
D) Old Line Federalists who wanted to sweep down and attack the British West Indies and Cuba.
E) Republicans from the West and South who thought the government's policies were wrecking their economies.

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