Which statement does not describe conditions that led to the War of 1812? A. New England shipowners wanted to cut off trade with England. B. England still had forts in territories west of the Appalachians. C. The War Hawks wanted to march into Canada and take it from England. D. British sea captains stopped American ships and kidnapped American sailors.
A. "New England shipowners wanted to cut off trade with England" is incorrect. Britain was in fact one of America's greatest and most lucrative trading partners. No sensible American at the time would have wanted to cut economic ties with Britain.
