Q: Who were the Warhawks?
A: The name Warhawk is a term used in politics for someone favoring war in a debate over whether to go to war, or whether to continue or escalate an existing war. The term originated in the run up to the War of 1812 where a group of American Democratic-Republican Congressman strongly advocated going to war against Britain for reasons related to the interference of the British Royal Navy in American Shipping. The Warhawks believed that this interference hurt the American economy and injured American prestige and way of life. These Warhawks, mostly from the Southern & Western Frontiers of America were so young that the other congressmen often called them “Boys”. Yet the “Boys” dominated Congress…