Which of the following identifies two of the causes of the War of 1812? A. William Henry Harrison led American soldiers against the French; Canada wanted to become part of the United States.
B. Great Britain interfered with American ships; Great Britain and the United States were in conflict over the Northwest Territory.
C. France wanted to regain control of Canada; Great Britain believed that the Americans were supplying weapons to American Indians.
D. The French blockaded ports to stop trade between America and Great Britain; Tecumseh joined America to fight Great Britain.

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?