Curated OER
Etc: Scene of Operations in the War of 1812, 1812 1815
A map of the Great Lakes Region of North America to the Hudson River showing the northern area of conflict during the War of 1812, including the important sites of Fort Dearborn (Chicago), Battle of Tippecanoe, Detroit, Frenchtown (River...
Curated OER
Etc: Northern Region of the War of 1812, 1812 1814
A series of maps showing the northern campaigns, forts, and battle sites during the War of 1812, including details of the campaigns of the Army of the Centre (Lundy's Lane, Beavers Dam, and Burlington Heights), campaigns of the Army of...
Curated OER
Etc: Southern Region of the War of 1812, 1812 1815
A series of maps showing the principal campaigns, forts, and battle sites during the War of 1812, including details of the campaigns of the Army of the West (Fort Stephenson, Fort Meigs, Perry's victory on Lake Erie, and the Battle of...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Niagara Falls During the War of 1812, 1814
A map of the Niagara River between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario showing the site of the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812.
Curated OER
Etc: War in the Southwest, 1813 1815
A map of the southern Mississippi Territory, western Florida, and the Mississippi delta area showing the major battle sites of the Creek War in 1813-1814 (Fort Mimms and Tohopeka near the Battle of Horseshoe Bend) and New Orleans during...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Madison: Foreign Affairs
Brief overview of the events leading up to the War of 1812, of select events from the course of the war, and of the war's aftermath.
Other
Uss Constitution Museum: A Sailor's Life for Me!
You always wanted to be a sailor, right? Now you can experience that life back in 1812 when being a sailor was quite the adventure! Scrub the decks, haul on lines, steer the ship, and work the guns. Then you can tales of when YOU were a...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Claiming Victory From Defeat
A list of the reasons for the War of 1812 is followed by an overview of the important battles of the war and the terms of the treaty that ended it.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Museum and Its Community
A gallery of photos of Battlecreek House Museum. The battle fought at Stoney Creek was a turning point in the War of 1812. Stories are told of the local people who fought the Americans.
Other
Niagara History: Battle of Lake Erie, 1813 [Pdf]
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]
Curated OER
Cbc: Chief Tecumseh: A Question of Loyalties: Seeking a Nation Within a Nation
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...
Other
Gen. Henry Dearborn, m.d.
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.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: Pushmataha
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...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Building Unity
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.
PBS
Pbs: Aia: William Scarborough: Why Were the Native Americans Removed?
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.
Other
The Battle of Plattsburgh
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...
A&E Television
History.com: Tecumseh
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...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Star Spangled Banner: The Flag That Inspired the National Anthem
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: William Henry Harrison Makes the Front Page! Lesson Plan
Lesson plan videos, images, activities for students to General William Henry Harrison's involvement in the War of 1812.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: James Wilkinson
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.
Other
Mississippi Historical Society: Pushmataha: Choctaw Warrior, Diplomat, and Chief
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...
Tom Richey
Tom richey.net: The Trials of the Jeffersonians [Ppt]
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.
Other
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: The Fort Mims Massacre of 1813
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...
Soylent Communications
William Henry Harrison
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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