In “I Have a Dream,” what evidence does Martin Luther King, Jr. give for the claim that America has failed to deliver to black people on the promises in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?

  Impressment of American sailors. Continual harassment of American commerce by British warships. British laws, known as Orders in Council , declaring blockades against American ships bound for European ports.

War of 1812 War of 1812 In the War of 1812, caused by British restrictions on U.S. trade and America’s desire to expand its territory, the United States took on the greatest naval power in the world, Great Britain. Battle of New Orleans  

Following is a timeline of the major events that led to declaring war along with the events of the war itself. 1803-1812 - British impress approximately 10,000 Americans, forcing them to work on British ships.