Step 1 : Introduction to the question "1. In which of these wars was the United States a foe of the British?"
...1. World War II 2. Persian Gulf War 3. World War I 4. War of 1812 The War of 1812 was declared by James Madison against the British Empire. The British were stopping and seizing American ships and arming the American Indians to fight Americans. As a result, the nations trade was disrupted and the U.S. Capitol was burned. This was the first time after the Revolutionary War that America had to fight to protect its independence. The other wars were fought on foreign grounds.