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Bookmark or Share- War Hawk | History, Significance, & Facts | BritannicaWar Hawk, in U.S. history, any of the expansionists primarily composed of young Southerners and Westerners elected to the U.S. Congress in 1810, whose territorial ambitions in the Northwest and Florida inspired them to agitate for war with Great Britain.
- What is a War Hawk? (with pictures) - Historical IndexA war hawk is someone who advocates going to war, sometimes in circumstances which may be ambiguous. Instead of war only for the purpose of self protection or self preservation, a war hawk supports preemptive aggression against other nations with the intent of advancing the political or economic advantages of his or her own nation.
- Federalists, War Hawks & The War of 1812 | American ...In the years leading up to the War of 1812, the United States experienced high levels of partisanship and political discord, especially regarding foreign policy. Those who favored a more aggressive foreign policy, mainly members of the Democratic-Republican Party, became known as “War Hawks.”
- The War of 1812: The War Hawks - sharetngov.tnsosfiles.comYoung, energetic politicians, mostly from the South and the West and known as War Hawks, initiated legislation designed to steer the United States towards war. Leaders of this group included Henry Clay of Kentucky, John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, and Felix Grundy of Tennessee.
- War hawk - WikipediaIn politics, the terms war hawk and hawk describe a person who favours starting armed conflicts or escalating ongoing ones instead of attempting to solve problems through dialogue or other nonviolent methods.
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