Beginning in 1689, the colonies became involved in a series of wars between Great Britain and France for control of North America, the most important of which were Queen Anne's War, in which the British conquered French colony Acadia, and the final French and Indian War (1754–63) when Britain was victorious over all the French colonies in North America. This final war was to give thousands of colonists, including Virginia colonel George Washington, military experience which they put to use during the American Revolutionary War. 

By far the largest military action in which the United States engaged during this era was the War of 1812. With Britain locked in a major war with Napoleon's France, its policy was to block American shipments to France. The United States sought to remain neutral while pursuing overseas trade. Britain cut the trade and impressed seamen on American ships into the Royal Navy, despite intense protests. Britain supported an Indian insurrection in the American Midwest, with the goal of creating an Indian state there that would block American expansion. The United States finally declared war on the United Kingdom in 1812, the first time the U.S. had officially declared war. Not hopeful of defeating the Royal Navy, the U.S. attacked the British Empire by invading British Canada, hoping to use captured territory as a bargaining chip. The invasion of Canada was a debacle, though concurrent wars with Native Americans on the western front (Tecumseh's War and the Creek War) were more successful. After defeating Napoleon in 1814, Britain sent large veteran armies to invade New York, raid Washington and capture the key control of the Mississippi River at New Orleans. The New York invasion was a fiasco after the much larger British army retreated to Canada. The raiders succeeded in the burning of Washington on 25 August 1814, but were repulsed in their Chesapeake Bay Campaign at the Battle of Baltimore and the British commander killed. The major invasion in Louisiana was stopped by a one-sided military battle that killed the top three British generals and thousands of soldiers. The winners were the commanding general of the Battle of New Orleans, Major General Andrew Jackson, who became president and the Americans who basked in a victory over a much more powerful nation. The peace treaty proved successful, and the U.S. and Britain never again went to war. The losers were the Indians, who never gained the independent territory in the Midwest promised by Britain. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What was the United States' biggest military action?
2. What was the most sizeable war in the US?
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Q2:
1. When did a series of wars in the North American colonies begin?
2. When did military conflicts begin breaking out in North America?
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Q3:
1. What was the most important war in the North American colonies?
2. Which North American military action was most of note?
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Q4:
1. Who did the British conquer during Queen Anne's War?
2. Who lost to Great Britain during Queen Anne's War?
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Q5:
1. What was the length of the French and Indian War?
2. How many years did the French and Indian War last?
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Q6:
1. What did the French and Indian War give colonists?
2. What did colonists gain from the French and Indian War?
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Q7:
1. Who did the US support at the beginning of the War of 1812?
2. Who received support from the United States when the War of 1812 was starting?
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Q9:
1. How did Great Britain try and prevent America from growing?
2. What did Great Britain attempt to do to keep America from getting stronger?
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Q10:
1. WHat was the invasion of Canada like?
2. What was the state of the move to take over Canada?
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Q11:
1. In what year did Great Britain claim victory over Napoleon?
2. What was the year of Napoleon's defeat by the British?
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