Despite the us attempts at neutrality, they were forced into war with the british in 1812 for all of the following reasons except a. the british were capturing american sailors and forcing them into the british navy claiming they were deserters. b. the american liner, the lusitania, was sunk off the coast of europe. c. the british instituted a blockade of european ports to prevent us neutral shipping from the french. d. tecumseh’s native american confederation had joined forces with the british, bringing the issues closer to home.