War of 1832 (Britain Keeps America)

The War of 1832, often called the Mexican War, was a military conflict between the Britsh Empire and an alliance of Mexican rebels and Piedmont, Pennsylvania, New England, and New York. The war was sparked when Piedmont intervened in the Mexican Revolution on the side of the Mexican rebels, causing Britain to declare war.

Nationalism
Since succeeding in their endeavor for independence, the four American nations entered the Era of Good Feelings. Having defeated a global power, and the fact the economy was booming and trade was increasing, a sense of superiority was created. Politicians known as "War Hawks" promoted war with Great Britain and expansion into British Louisiana and or Canada. They believed that their nation should uphold their national honor in the face of what was considered British insults. The worst was the Chesapeake Affair in 1825, when a British ship attacked and boarded a Piedmontese ship looking for deserters. This led to calls of war, and Piedmont President James Monroe attempted to use the incident to force Britain to settle the matter. British envoys showed no sorrow for the attack and reaffirmed impressment. This, along with impressment, marred Monroe's record. Monroe was beaten in the 1826 election by the leader of the War Hawks, Henry Clay.

Nationalism was rampant in Britain and its colonies. The belief in Manifest Destiny, that Britain was destined to control all of North America. By 1830, it was well on its way, having colonies in Canada, the Pacifica, and Mexico. Colonists soon believed that the four rebellious American nations was the only obstacle standing in the way. Calls for war increased, and even Lousiana Governor-General Andrew Jackson asked the mother country for permission to declare war. Britain denied, because it had another threat to deal with: the Mexican Revolution.