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Niagara History: Battle of Lake Erie, 1813 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about the Battle of Lake Erie focuses on the role of the brig, Niagara, in that pivotal battle of the War of 1812. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Curated OER

Cbc: Chief Tecumseh: A Question of Loyalties: Seeking a Nation Within a Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
Looking at the War of 1812 from the perspective of Indian leader Chief Tecumseh, this resource presents the role of leader Chief Tecumseh in the Anglo-American war. The British and Americans both wanted to win over Tecumseh, but also...
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Gen. Henry Dearborn, m.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A General in the War of 1812 on the American side, he fought under the General William Hull. This web page looks at his career as the United States Army medical doctor, as well as his pre and post war accomplishments.
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Handout
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Pushmataha

For Students 9th - 10th
Pushmataha is perhaps the best-known Choctaw leader of the nineteenth century. He is most famous for negotiating treaties with the U.S. government that allied the Choctaws with the Americans against the British in the War of 1812 and for...
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Building Unity

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline of the U.S. and the quest for unity in the early 1800s. Article briefly chronicles events such as the War of 1812 as well as political and economic decisions that created a united America separate from Britain.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Aia: William Scarborough: Why Were the Native Americans Removed?

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion by Dr. William Scarborough about the migration into Alabama and Mississippi after the War of 1812. Whites not only displaced the Indians, but also eventually brought in thousands of slaves.
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Website
Other

The Battle of Plattsburgh

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lake Champlain and the Lake George Historical website in Vermont, has produced a graphics intensive website on the Battle of Plattsburgh, an important series of combats between American and British armies during the War of 1812. This...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Tecumseh

For Students 3rd - 8th
Shawnee Indian political leader and war chief Tecumseh (1768-1813) came of age amid the border warfare that ravaged the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century. He took part in a series of raids of Kentucky and Tennessee frontier...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Star Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to discover the history of the flag that was the inspiration for our national anthem. Take the quiz and test your knowledge of the American flag. Included is information about the War of 1812.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: William Henry Harrison Makes the Front Page! Lesson Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson plan videos, images, activities for students to General William Henry Harrison's involvement in the War of 1812.
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eBook
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: James Wilkinson

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description on American General James Wilkinson (1757-1825) is offered from the United States Army Center of Military History mentioning his service in the War of 1812.
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Article
Other

Mississippi Historical Society: Pushmataha: Choctaw Warrior, Diplomat, and Chief

For Students 9th - 10th
Few Choctaws from the early 1800s are better known than Pushmataha. He negotiated several well-publicized treaties with the United States, led Choctaws in support of the Americans during the War of 1812, is mentioned in nearly all...
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom richey.net: The Trials of the Jeffersonians [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents key ideas for examining the impact of westward expansion on concepts of nationalism and democracy. Covers the Louisiana Purchase, conflict with native peoples, the War of 1812, and other events.
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Article
Other

Historical Society of Pennsylvania: The Fort Mims Massacre of 1813

For Students 9th - 10th
Many events that occurred during the War of 1812, like so many other periods in American history, are now largely forgotten and unknown to the general public. Atrocities or barbarities perpetrated against the Indians by settlers are well...
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Handout
Soylent Communications

William Henry Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
The ninth President of the United States was a General during the War of 1812. He lead forces at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and in 1813 reversed the losses of General William Hull. As Governor of Indiana Territory he acquired a large...
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Other

War of 1812: Capture of Detroit 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief account of the taking of Fort Detroit by General Isaac Brock and Tecumseh when American General William Hull inaccurately assessed his situation.
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Website
Other

War of 1812: Battles of Michilimackinac and Fort Dearborn, 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the decision that Lieutenant Porter Hanks made to surrender Mackinac Island to the British and then a rather graphic depiction of the ensuing battle of Fort Dearborn.
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Website
Other

War of 1812: Battle of Queenston Heights

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an account of the battle of Queenston Heights with links for more information.
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Other

War of 1812 1814: Laura Secord

For Students 9th - 10th
This page recognizes the efforts of Laura Ingersoll Secord, a Canadian heroine, who walked 20 miles to warn the British that the Americans were coming. The ensuing victory helped prevent American control of Canada
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Other

Uss Constitution Museum: All Hands on Deck!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This thematic unit uses USS Constitution (nicknamed 'Old Ironsides') as a vehicle to explore a wide range of disciplines including language arts, reading, math, science, art, and social studies. Skills covered in the unit include...
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Website
Other

The War of 1812: The Capture of Fort Niagara

For Students 1st - 9th
Brief description through text and video of the capture of Fort Niagara and the commissioning of the Star Spangled Banner.
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Other

About North Georgia: Winfield Scott: A Georgia Notable

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource details the life of Winfield Scott, and his involvement in the removal of the Cherokee, his command in the Mexican War, and and his strategy in the Anaconda Plans.
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Primary
War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Recollections of Marshal Macdonald

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of writings written by a French military leader who served under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars. He gives an honest evaluation of what happened in Napoleon's famous invasion of Russia in 1812.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Madison: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this article to find an account of the election of 1812 in which James Madison was running as the first war president.