What Britain might demand after the War of 1812

What if Britain refused a return to the prewar position at the end of the War of 1812?

The panel suggests retaining Maine, securing trade rights, and possibly demanding abolition of slavery. An Indigenous state could also emerge if Britain's allies helped determine the settlement.

In the panel's alternative settlement, Britain could retain Maine to help secure Canada and demand respect for trade rights. Abolition of slavery is raised as another possible demand. The answer suggests that British leaders might tolerate continued US expansion westward because it would occupy American attention. A longer war ending in Allied victory could also give Indigenous allies a larger role in deciding the settlement, including the possibility of an Indigenous state in the interior. The follow-up treats that outcome as dependent on those allies' success and choices, rather than as a settled British programme.