Just curious, how is the War of 1812 taught in American schools?

>>1620755
>British were impressing American merchant sailors into the British Navy to fight Napoleon
>We had enough and declared war
>got our capital burned
>in 1814 we took a little trip, along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip', we took a little bacon and we took a little beans and we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans

That's about it really.

>>1620755

I got pretty much this,>>1620781 with an additional blurb about how the ensuing British blockade pushed America into developing more domestic industry, especially textiles, wheras before they used to trade with Europe for a lot of finished goods.

I don't remember learning anything about it in school

>>1620781
My favorite part of the story is that the battle happened after the war was already over. The treaty of Ghent was signed and hostilities officially ceased but word hadn't made its way back to the American continent yet.

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>>1620755
Don't worry anglos, our schooling system's simplicity saves you the shame.

>>1620792
then you weren't paying attention

>>1620834
>choosing not to die in a war already over
Good on them, I guess

>>1620878

Not him, but it's also probably that they'd face severe disciplinary action, possibly even execution, playing dead, it was considered a form of cowardice in the British handbook.

Being an American PoW probably beat going back to your officers and them finding out you were playing dead.