The war hawks were primarily Republicans from the Western and Southern United States who, during the period leading up to the War of 1812, advocated for more aggressive actions against Britain. They believed that the British were impeding American trade and encouraging Native American attacks on American settlements, and they thought that the U.S. government's policies were harming their economies.

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The War Hawks Were

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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 wanted more aggressive action and thought the government's policies were wrecking their economies.

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