The War of 1812 is sometimes called the "Second War of Independence" or the "forgotten war."  It was fought until 1815 between the United States and Great Britain.  This conflict was caused mainly by the U.S. resentment of British naval harassment.  The British were already at war with France. They seized American ships and took seamen from them, some who were U.S. citizens.  The British also attempted to keep U.S. ships from reaching French ports.

Vocabulary

Using the book, The War of 1812, by Rebecca Stefoff, look up the following words:

What are three causes of the War of 1812? http://library.thinkquest.org/22916/excauses.html

Using the region of the war that is highlighted below, copy the regional map and list the battles that were fought there.

Read Fast Facts from the book, The War of 1812, by Anne Todd to find out the important leaders from both sides.  List these leaders alphabetically under the correct heading below:

           United States                                British

Using a table in a new Word document, collect the following information from the list of battles below:

1. The name of the battle. 
2. The location of the battle.
3. The date(s)
4. Who fought in this battle?
5. What was the outcome?

Be sure to include a picture of the event.

The Battle of Tippecanoe (Prophetstown): The Northwest
The Capture of the Cuyahoga Packet : The Northwest
The British Capture Fort Mackinac: The Northwest
The Lachine Riot: The Northeast
The Fort Dearborn Massacre: The Northwest
The Fall of Fort Detroit: The Northwest
The Dearborn - Prevost Armistice: The Northeast
The Battle of Queenston Heights: Central
Shipbuilding on Lake Ontario: Central
The Battle of Frenchtown: The River Raisin Massacre: Northwest
Overland Trek to Kingston: Central
The Battle of York: Central
The Siege of Fort Meigs: The Northwest
Invasion of Sacket's Harbour: Central
Battle of Lake Erie: Central
The Battle of Moraviantown (The Battle of the Thames): The Northwest
The Battle of Chateauguay: The Northeast
The Battle of Chrysler’s Farm: The Northeast
The Battle of Lacolle Mill: The Northeast
The Road to Lundy’s Lane: Niagara Campaign of 1814
Battle of Lundy’s Lane: Niagara Campaign 1814
The British in Chesapeake Bay: The Washington Campaign
The Battle of Plattsburg Bay: The Northeast
The Treaty of Ghent: The Northeast
The Battle of New Orleans: The South

What did the U.S. soldiers wear?  Using the book, The War of 1812, by Anne Todd, look at the pictures of the U.S. soldiers on pages 17 & 30, then color the Artillery Drummer and the Sergeant from the 32^nd Infantry included in this pack.

Construct a HyperStudio or PowerPoint presentation about the citadels and lonely outposts in your region at which many of battles during the war occurred.

After reading the information on the USS
Constitution  in the web site below, answer the following questions: 

1.  What type of ship was she? 
2.  Where was she made? 
3.  What are her dimensions? 
4.  What did she carry for armament? 
5.  What was she know for in the Caribbean? 
6. What was her ”greatest glory”? 
7.  How did she get her nickname? 

  http://hnsa.org/ships/constitution.htm

When Dolley Madison fled the White House what did she take with her?  What three things did the British do after entering the White House only hours after Dolley Madison left?   Include the paintings of Mrs. Madison rescuing artwork, the painting of her packing valuables before the British arrived and the painting of the White House after it was burned by the British.    http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b_1812.html

Using the White House Paper Model provided, build the White House and with yellow tissue paper show flames coming out of the building.

 http://papertoys.com/white-house.htm 

Read the information about the Treaty of Ghent from the web site below, and then explain in your own words who were the winners and the “real” losers.  http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/events/ghent.html

Take the 4 online quizzes on the War of 1812.

http://www.warof1812.ca/quiz1.htm

http://www.galafilm.com/1812/e/quiz/quiz_easy.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/22916/exquiz.html

http://www.militaryheritage.com/quiz1.htm

Project

Now, in your regional groups, create a quiz.
The quiz you create must cover the following areas:

- causes of the War of 1812
- effects and impact of the war on Canada and United States
- the major personalities of the war
- geographical locations of battles before, during and after the war.

You are required to submit one quiz per group.  Each member of the group is responsible for one area of research.  All members are required to share their notes and information with the other members.  Each student is responsible for understanding the information in all areas and be able to take a quiz/test following the unit.  The quiz can be of a format of your choice (multiple choice, short answer, fill in the blank, or a mix of several types).  There must be 15 - 20 questions and a complete answer sheet to go along with the quiz.  The quiz must be done in a word-processing document.

Through the above activity, students are working on Information Technology GE 5-6 1, GE 5-6 2, GE 5-6 3, GE 5-6 4, GE 5-6 5.

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