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Prelude
1810

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Infuriated by the country's continued impressment of American sailors, James Madison declared a boycott of English goods.

England and France had been at war with each other for many years, and each country was trying to use the United States as a weapon against the other. The Americans didn't want any part of the Europeans' fight, and had been trying to stay out of the war for as long as possible. But it was becoming more and more difficult...

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Vocabulary
Hoist Rope
The rope on which a flag is flown on a flagpole.

Rule