The actual causes of the War of 1812 are difficult to determine, in part because much of the war-time propaganda obscured the true causes.
That being said, most historians don't believe there was a single cause but rather a variety of causes, some of which were official while others were unofficial.
The official causes were originally listed in a message that President James Madison sent to Congress on June 1, 1812, in which he listed complaints about British behavior toward America.
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