War Summary Chart - DOC

							                          War Summary Chart
Key Terms and Resources                 Notes
Causes of the War of 1812               Explain the causes of the War of 1812.
Key Issues to Investigate:

    1. Impressments
    2. Embargo Act
    3. Native American on western
       frontier
    4. War Hawks
Resources:
 ABC Clio
 World_Book_Online
 ABC_Clio_United States at War
 Britannica
Native American Problems in the
territories
  Key Issues of and events of the War
 of 1812
 Streaming video: Embargo Act
 Streaming Video: Tecumseh and
 Native American Resistance
 War of 1812: General History Site
Another general resource
The James Madison Center
 Online Textbook

Political/military Leaders of the War   Name the political leader of the United States during
of 1812                                 the War of 1812 and the role he played in leading the
    1. Political: James Madison         U.S. in the war against Great Britain.
    2. Military: Andrew Jackson
    3. Military: Oliver Hazard Perry

Key People to Investigate:
   4. Key person: Dolley Madison
   5. Key person: Francis Scott Key     List the military leaders of the war and the roles they
                                        played in the war.
Resources:
 ABC Clio
 World_Book_Online
 ABC_Clio_United States at War
 Britannica
 Streaming Video: Madison’s
 Presidency
 Battles in order of time
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Francis Scott Key and the National         Key People and the roles they played in the war.
Anthem
Perry’s victory and International Peace
Battle of New Orleans and Andrew
Jackson
War of 1812: General History Site
Another general resource
The James Madison Center

Important Events of the War of 1812        Describe the major events of the war.
Key Issues to Investigate:

1. Burning of Washington D. C.
2. The Star Spangled Banner (Ft.
   McHenry)
3. The Battle of New Orleans



Resources:
 ABC Clio
 World_Book_Online
 ABC_Clio_United States at War
 Britannica
 Key Issues of and events of the War
of 1812
 Battles in order of time
 Francis Scott Key and the National
Anthem
 Battle of New Orleans and Andrew
Jackson
 War of 1812: General History Site
Streaming Video: The Star Spangled
Banner
Another general resource
 The James Madison Center

Results (economic outcomes) of the         What were the economic and political results of the war?
War of 1812

Key Issues to investigate:

   1.   Treaty of Ghent
   2.   Downfall of the Federalist Party
   3.   Era of Good Feelings
   4.   Nationalism

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   5. Growth of Transportation
   6. Growth of Industry

Resources:
 ABC Clio
 World_Book_Online
 ABC_Clio_United States at War
 Britannica
 Key Issues of and events of the War
of 1812
 Era of Good Feelings
 War of 1812: General History Site
Streaming Video: Aftermath of the
 War of 1812
Streaming Video: Era of Good Feelings
Another general resource
The James Madison Center




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