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1. Stop British Impressment of US Sailors
4. Reopen trade lanes with France
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These happened independent of any US actions as the War with France ended.
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2. End British Support for Native American Tribes
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The Creek Indians were the big losers. The British threw them under the bus as soon as the war was over. It was back to genocide in America.
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3. Secure territorial honor and integrity vs former rulers.
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Their actual goal was to seize Canada. This failed miserably as the militia was poorly led, resourced and trained for such a task. Some militia units even refused orders to invade Canada. Which brings us back to a really important point.
The founders knew perfectly well that a militia was a poor and ineffective tool as a military. That was the point. So long as the people made up the military it could never be used as a tool of oppression domestically or internationally. Unfortunately it was never going to be sufficient to protect the country either.
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What did Britain the Commonwealth colonies accomplish? Nothing in terms of territory or treasure. In fact, it diverted much needed resources from the War with France
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They did not need to do much. They fought a defensive war on the cheap. Once the war with France was over the War in the Americas was on borrowed time. The blockade shut down American trade and brought them to the treaty table. They lost nothing.