War hawk
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In 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 diplomacy or other nonviolent
Henry Clay, a "guiding spirit" of the 19th-century war hawks
John C. Calhoun, another Southern politician famous for being a war hawk
Opposition to the War of 1812 was widespread in the United States, especially in New England. Many New Englanders opposed the conflict on political, economic, and religious grounds. When the Embargo A
An engraving of Timothy Pitkin, the leader of the Federalist Party during the War of 1812.
