They were angry about impressment. British people loved to work for Americans because Americans gave them more money. British soldiers weren't to happy about that, though. So, the soldiers boarded American ships to look for the British sailors. But, sometimes they caught American sailors instead. So, the War Hawks declared war.
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Members of Congress who wanted war in Britain were called War Hawks.
Known as "War Hawks" they were a group of Republican Congressmen who demanded the United States declare war against Great Britain, invade British Canada, and expel the Spanish from Florida.
War hawks being elected to congress refers to the election in 1810. The hawks were young Republicans who favored going to war against Britain.
Before the Revolutionary war, those who wanted to declare war on Britain were called War Hawks. They were a part of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, 1774.
The War Hawks were a group that favored war with Great Britain. They were angry because of the treatment of US sailors and the violation of US maritime rights by the British.